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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: South Shore Physician Hospital Organization
Penalty: $620,000
Year: 2015
Date: January 20, 2015
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description: South Shore Physician Hospital Organization agreed to pay $1.77 million in settlement of allegations it paid kickbacks to member physicians in exchange for patient referrals. Part of the settlement went to the federal government, and $620,000 to the Commonwealth.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Massachusetts
Facility City: South Weymouth
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