BACK Center, an orthopedic surgeon group in Melbourne, Fla., and its medical director Richard Hynes, MD, are suing Osler Medical in Melbourne for failing to comply in an agreement, according to a Florida Today news report.
The two entities signed an agreement in early 2008, stating that BACK Center's employees would become Osler employees and that Osler would pay the BACK Center's expenses. The BACK Center was maintained as a separate "profit center," although Osler could bill the group 4 percent of the total collections due to handling the practices billing and other financial services.
The two groups also signed an integration agreement to move into the Crane Creek Medical Center, an outpatient surgery center.
The original agreement also stipulated that a 60-day notice was necessary before termination. Dr. Hynes wrote a letter dated Dec. 7, 2010, which was meant as a termination notice. Dr. Hynes also filed a complaint last month alleging Osler officials didn't recognize the termination, and that Osler hasn't provided full financial accounting to BACK Center for services rendered.
Osler Medical did not comment in the report.
Read the Florida Today news report on the lawsuit.
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The two entities signed an agreement in early 2008, stating that BACK Center's employees would become Osler employees and that Osler would pay the BACK Center's expenses. The BACK Center was maintained as a separate "profit center," although Osler could bill the group 4 percent of the total collections due to handling the practices billing and other financial services.
The two groups also signed an integration agreement to move into the Crane Creek Medical Center, an outpatient surgery center.
The original agreement also stipulated that a 60-day notice was necessary before termination. Dr. Hynes wrote a letter dated Dec. 7, 2010, which was meant as a termination notice. Dr. Hynes also filed a complaint last month alleging Osler officials didn't recognize the termination, and that Osler hasn't provided full financial accounting to BACK Center for services rendered.
Osler Medical did not comment in the report.
Read the Florida Today news report on the lawsuit.
Read other coverage on law suits involving orthopedic and spine surgeons:
- Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Prevails in Whistleblower Lawsuit—Case Dismissed by Federal Judge
- Three Orthopedic Practice Employees Receive $2.8M in Damages for Chemical Exposure Caused by X-Rays
- Delaware's Christiana Care Settles Whistleblower Kickback Suit for $3.3M