Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Baptist Healthcare System, Inc
Current Parent Company:
Baptist Health (KY)
Penalty:
$2,000,000
Year:
2015
Date:
October 30, 2015
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:
The Department of Justice reached 70 settlements involving 457 hospitals in 43 states for more than $250 million related to cardiac devices that were implanted in Medicare patients in violation of Medicare coverage requirements.
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:
Kentucky
Ownership Structure of Parent:
non-profit
Major Industry of Parent:
healthcare services
Specific Industry of Parent:
hospitals
Source of Data:
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.