Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Westlake Convalescent Hospital
Penalty:
$3,563,140
Year:
2016
Date:
September 9, 2016
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:
A Los Angeles nursing home and two physicians who worked at the facility paid $3,563,140 to resolve civil allegations that they participated in a scheme to improperly transfer patients recruited from the Skid Row district to a hospital for medically unnecessary services, and then transfer the patients from the hospital to the nursing home for medically unnecessary stays.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
U.S. Attorney-Central District of California
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
California
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