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Cheshire Medical Center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic Agreed to Pay $1.4 Million for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Submitting Claims for Evaluation and Management Services That Were Not Provided as Claimed

After they self-disclosed conduct to OIG, Cheshire Medical Center (CMC) and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic (DHC), New Hampshire, agreed to pay $1,424,271 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. OIG alleged that CMC and DHC submitted claims to Medicare for Level I Evaluation and Management services for its Coumadin Clinic patients that were not performed as billed and/or were not medically necessary.

Action Details

  • Date:July 29, 2016
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Fraud Self-Disclosures