A diagnostic testing facility based in New York agreed to a $2.5 million False Claims Act settlement to resolve allegations of paying kickbacks to physicians and their medical practices. These kickbacks were disguised as sham "rent payments" to secure patient referrals, violating the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. Read more: https://direc.to/fhuY
Nice work Naomi! You and your team are doing great work
Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Internal Controls Auditor, Board Certified Medical Laboratory Scientist
3wPrior to electronic medical records, medical practice audits were done onsite and these types of arrangements could be uncovered. Now with EMR audits and the "honor" system, more and more people are becoming creative and exploiting opportunities that are not routinely monitored such as this. This was an internal practice operation between the lab and docs that is required a whistleblower to expose.