Queen’s was also accused of billing these organizations for services provided by medical residents who were supposed to be supervised, but were not, by other doctors from 1999-2006.
The hospital paid $2 million to the federal government under the settlement, $400,000 of which was shared with the two former employees and $500,000 went to their attorneys. The hospital will also be required to maintain a five-year compliance program of their billing procedures under a corporate integrity agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services, according to the report.
Read the Business News’ report about the Queen’s false claims settlement.
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