Atrius Health Agreed to Pay $222,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Submitting Claims for Services that Lacked Proper Supervision
After it self-disclosed conduct to OIG, Atrius Health, Inc. (Atrius), Massachusetts, agreed to pay $222,535.47 62 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. OIG alleged that Atrius billed for certain injections of the drug Neulasta under Medicare's Part B "incident to" conditions of coverage. OIG alleged that in the case of these certain injections at issue, the drug was not being administered by a physician or their auxiliary personnel but rather was being administered by patients, caregivers, or visiting nurses at the home of the patient.
Action Details
- Date:April 12, 2019
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Enforcement Types:
- Fraud Self-Disclosures