AGREEMENT PRESS RELEASE
Missouri Hospitals Agree to Pay United States $34 Million to Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations Arising from Improper Payments to Oncologists
Published by the United States Department of Justice | View article on www.justice.gov
Two Southwest Missouri health care providers have agreed to pay the United States $34,000,000 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, the Justice Department announced today. The two Defendants are Mercy Hospital Springfield f/k/a St. John's Regional Health Center, and its affiliate, Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities f/k/a St. John's Clinic. Among other health care facilities, the Defendants operate a hospital, clinic, and infusion center in Springfield, Missouri.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
Mercy Hospital Springfield Agreed to Pay $178,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Submitting Claims for Services that Lacked Proper Supervision
Penalty Amount: $0
Filed under: CIA Reportable Events
After it disclosed conduct to OIG pursuant to its CIA, Mercy Hospital Springfield, Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities, and MHM Support Services (collectively, "Mercy"), Missouri, entered into a $178,863.78 settlement agreement with OIG. OIG alleged that Mercy improperly submitted claims for Modified Barium Swallow Tests that did not meet the applicable physician supervision requirements.