The HHS Office of Inspector General has requested a subpoena to examine contracts between Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System and Chattanooga Heart Institute, according to a Chattanooga Times Free Press report.
Doug Fisher, Erlanger's vice president of government and corporate affairs, told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that the health system has "little information" but believes the situation "dates back several years," adding that the system has taken "very extensive and expensive measures" to ensure compliance in recent years.
Erangler entered into a contract in 2009 to provide Chatanooga Heart Institute roughly $1.6 million per year in return for on-call overage and interpretation of cardiac test results.
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Doug Fisher, Erlanger's vice president of government and corporate affairs, told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that the health system has "little information" but believes the situation "dates back several years," adding that the system has taken "very extensive and expensive measures" to ensure compliance in recent years.
Erangler entered into a contract in 2009 to provide Chatanooga Heart Institute roughly $1.6 million per year in return for on-call overage and interpretation of cardiac test results.
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