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Delaware's largest hospital system will pay more than $47 million to settle whistleblower allegations by its former compliance officer that it provided
DELAWARE — Delaware’s largest hospital system will pay more than $47 million to settle whistleblower allegations by its former compliance officer that it provided kickbacks to outside doctors in return
In 2010, Christiana Care paid $3.3 million to settle a similar whistleblower suit, and entered into a “corporate integrity agreement."
DOVER, Del. (AP) -- Delaware's largest hospital system will pay more than $47 million to settle whistleblower allegations by its former compliance officer that it provided kickbacks to outside doctors in return for patient referrals, resulting in fraudulent Medicaid billing.
Delaware’s largest hospital system will pay more than $47 million to settle whistleblower allegations by its former compliance officer that it provided kickbacks to outside doctors in return for patient referrals, resulting in fraudulent Medicaid billing. The settlement announced Friday comes nearly seven years after Ronald Sherman filed his whistleblower lawsuit against Christiana Care Health System. The lawsuit alleged that Christiana Care employees treated patients referred by outside physicians at no cost or below fair market value. Those physicians then billed insurers, primarily Medica...