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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Altru Health System
Current Parent Company: Altru Health System
Penalty: $300,974
Year: 2016
Date: March 4, 2016
Offense Group: healthcare-related offenses
Primary Offense: HHS civil monetary penalties
Violation Description: Altru Health System entered into a $300,974 settlement agreement to resolve allegations that Altru submitted claims to Medicare for: (1) emergency Advanced Life Support ambulance transportation that should have been billed at the lower emergency Basic Life Support rate; (2) duplicate billings; (3) ambulance transportation services that were reimbursable by private insurance; and (4) emergency ambulance transportation services provided to destinations such as skilled nursing facilities and patient residences that should have been billed at the lower non-emergency rate.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Health & Human Services Department Office of Inspector General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: North Dakota
Facility City: Grand Forks
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Dakota
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: non-profit
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
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