The allegations stem from the hospital’s 2009 disclosure regarding problems with one physician’s billing. That prompted an investigation, which found six physicians in the neurology department had billed the government for services that weren’t rendered.
The settlement resolves alleged improper billing from 2004 through June 2008. DHMC has said “these mistakes were made by excellent physicians in an increasingly complex billing and coding environment,” according to the report.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nikolas Kerest declined to comment on whether authorities found the billing violations to be intentional, but he did say officials “felt that, at minimum, there had been reckless disregard,” according to the report.
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