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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Johns Hopkins Health System
Current Parent Company: Johns Hopkins Medicine
Penalty: $5,000,000
Year: 2023
Date: April 17, 2023
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: Sibley Hospital and its parent company, Johns Hopkins Health System, agreed to pay the United States $5 million to resolve allegations arising from claims that Sibley submitted to the Medicare Program. The settlement resolved allegations that, from 2008 through 2011, Sibley violated the Stark Law by billing Medicare for services referred by ten cardiologists to whom Sibley was paying compensation that exceeded the fair market value of the services provided.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: District of Columbia
Facility City: Washington
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Maryland
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: non-profit
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: hospitals
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