Regional Hospital of Jackson (Tenn.) has agreed to pay the federal government $510,000 to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare and Medicaid for unnecessary cardiac procedures over an eight-year period, according to the Department of Justice.
In its complaint, the government specifically alleged the hospital defrauded Medicare and Medicaid in connection with the placement of unnecessary cardiac stents. Regional Hospital of Jackson engaged in the fraudulent activity from January 2004 to May 2012, according to the DOJ.
The allegations against the hospital were originally brought under the qui tam, or whistle-blower, provision of the False Claims Act.
Although Regional Hospital of Jackson agreed to this settlement, there has been no determination of liability in this case.
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