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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: 
Adventist Health System
Current Parent Company: 
Adventist Health System
Penalty: 
$115,000,000
Year: 
2015
Date: 
September 21, 2015
Primary Offense: 
False Claims Act
Violation Description: 

Adventist Health System agreed to pay the United States $115 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by maintaining improper compensation arrangements with referring physicians and by miscoding claims.

Level of Government: 
federal
Action Type: 
agency action
Agency: 
Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: 
civil
HQ Country of Parent: 
USA
HQ State of Parent: 
Florida
Ownership Structure of Parent: 
non-profit
Major Industry of Parent: 
healthcare services
Specific Industry of Parent: 
hospitals
Source of Data: 

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/adventist-health-system-agrees-pay-115-mi... (archived copy)

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Parent company note: 
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.