Chesapeake Hospital Authority Agreed to Pay $179,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Paying Remuneration in the Form of Excessive Payments for Physician Services and Unsupported Payments for Medical Director Services

After it self-disclosed conduct to OIG, Chesapeake Hospital Authority (CHA), Virginia, agreed to pay $179,610.21 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. OIG alleged that CHA paid remuneration to a medical group under a series of arrangements between CHA and the medical group in the form of: (1) excessive payments for physician services; (2) unsupported payments for medical director services; and (3) an excessive settlement payment and release for quality and night physician coverage provided by the medical group.

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