Hospital to Pay $3.59 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Involving Ambulance Services
By Miles Indest
A hospital located in Columbia, Tennesse, has agreed to pay the federal government over $3.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that occurred between 2004 and 2009. The hospital submitted a voluntary self-disclosure to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG).
Hospital Voluntarily Self-Reported After Compliance Program Revealed Billing Errors.
The hospital self-reported after its own compliance program revealed billing problems for ambulance services. The hopsital’s audit of billings reported faulty claims and payment for:
- Ambulance services that were billed with incorrect mileage units;
- Ambulance services that were not medically necessary or […]