Steven Radjenovich, MD, the whisteblower in this case, practiced at the hospital with Dr. Gallagher and will receive $203,150 as his share of the settlement.
Read the Justice Department’s release on Wheaton Community Hospital.
Minnesota Hospital to Settle False Claims Charges on Unnecessary Admissions
Wheaton Community Hospital, the City of Wheaton, Minn., and Stanley Gallagher, MD, have agreed to pay $846,461 to settle charges that the hospital violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for unnecessary hospital admissions, according to a release by the U.S. Justice Department.
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