Health Management Associates, based in Naples, Fla., has said two government subpoenas it received apply to the company’s entire system and may involve alleged anti-kickback and False Claims Act violations, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The subpoenas were issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services’ Office of Inspector General in August. One requested information on physician referrals and management at HMA’s “whole-hospital physician joint ventures.” The second requested information on emergency department management and the use of Pro-Med software.
HMA said the subpoenas may have been served under the qui tam, or whistleblower, provisions of the False Claims Act.
HMA said it is cooperating with the ongoing investigations.
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