CareCloud to Pay $3.8M to Settle Whistleblower Case Alleging Kickbacks
CareCloud to Pay $3.8M to Settle Whistleblower Case Alleging Kickbacks What You Should Know: – Miami-based EHR company CareCloud has agreed to pay $3.8 million to the federal government to settle a “qui tam” lawsuit filed on behalf of a whistleblower by Phillips & Cohen LLP that alleged CareCloud paid kickbacks to healthcare providers to boost sales of its EHR products. – The “relator” (whistleblower) in the qui tam lawsuit, Ada de la Vega, was a senior manager at CareCloud who has since left the company and was awarded de la Vega approximately 21% of the settlement, or $803,269. ...