The lawsuit against Shands HealthCare was originally filed in 2008 under the qui tam, or whistle-blower provision, of the False Claims Act. The whistle-blower was Terry Myers, president of Corydon, Ind.-based YPRO — a healthcare consulting firm — who filed the lawsuit after performing an audit of Shands HealthCare’s hospital in 2006.
In August, 2013, Shands agreed to pay $26.2 million in the case, and the additional $3.25 million will resolve the remaining False Claims Act allegations made against the health system.
Although the healthcare system agreed to the settlement it did not admit liability in the case.
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