Earlier this year, a federal jury cleared the hospital of allegations it had violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims resulting from self-referrals. Though the ruling saved the hospital from paying more than $227 million in fines and penalties, the judge presiding over the case said he had mistakenly excluded some testimony and ordered a new trial. Tuomey’s attorneys were attempting to appeal this ruling, according to the report.
Read The Herald‘s news report about Tuomey Hospital’s fraud case.
Read other coverage about Tuomey Hospital:
– Judge Orders South Carolina’s Tuomey Hospital to Pay $49.4M for Stark Act Violations
– 10 of the Largest Fraud & Abuse, Stark Act and Anti-Kickback Violation Settlements in 2010
– Tuomey Hospital to Pay $45M for Stark Act Violations, Faces New False Claims Act Violations Trial
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