Columbia University Medical Center in New York has agreed to settle a civil lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District in New York in connection with billings to Medicare for urology services provided by a former Columbia physician, according to a statement from Columbia.
Erik Goluboff, MD, is a urologic oncologist who previously served as director of urology at Allen Hospital in Upper Manhattan. He is no longer affiliated with the hospital. According to the complaint, Dr. Goluboff violated Medicare regulations from 2003-2009 by billing Medicare for medically unnecessary services and seeking improper and excessive reimbursement.
Columbia will pay $995,000 to the government for services that the government claimed were improperly billed. In a statement, Columbia said the settlement avoids protracted litigation and there has been no finding of wrongdoing.
Correction: October 11, 2011
An earlier version of this article erroneously stated that NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital agreed to pay $995,000 to settle Medicare fraud charges. NewYork-Presbyterian was named in the lawsuit, but will not pay any damages or settlement in the case.
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Erik Goluboff, MD, is a urologic oncologist who previously served as director of urology at Allen Hospital in Upper Manhattan. He is no longer affiliated with the hospital. According to the complaint, Dr. Goluboff violated Medicare regulations from 2003-2009 by billing Medicare for medically unnecessary services and seeking improper and excessive reimbursement.
Columbia will pay $995,000 to the government for services that the government claimed were improperly billed. In a statement, Columbia said the settlement avoids protracted litigation and there has been no finding of wrongdoing.
Correction: October 11, 2011
An earlier version of this article erroneously stated that NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital agreed to pay $995,000 to settle Medicare fraud charges. NewYork-Presbyterian was named in the lawsuit, but will not pay any damages or settlement in the case.
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