CareCloud to pay $3.8M to settle kickback allegations with DoJ
The electronic health record vendor CareCloud has agreed to pay $3.8 million to resolve kickback allegations. According to a press release from the Southern District of Florida U.S. Attorney's Office, the United States accused CareCloud of violating the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute through its "Champions Program" marketing-referral initiative. "Product functionality, reliability, and safety should drive a medical software company’s success, not illegal kickbacks paid to promote its products," said Acting United States Attorney Gonzalez in a statement. "There is simpl...
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