BioTelemetry and LifeWatch to Pay More than $14.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Remote Cardiac Monitoring Services
BioTelemetry Inc. and its subsidiary, LifeWatch Services Inc., headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and Rosemont, Illinois, respectively, (collectively LifeWatch), have agreed to pay more than $14.7 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims to federal health care programs for a higher level of remote cardiac monitoring than physicians had intended to order or that was medically necessary, thus inflating the level of reimbursement paid to LifeWatch.
Action Details
- Date:December 18, 2023
- Agency:U.S. Department of Justice
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions