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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: 
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Current Parent Company: 
Mount Sinai Medical Center (FL)
Penalty: 
$1,846,194
Year: 
2013
Date: 
July 2, 2013
Offense Group: 
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: 
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: 

Fifty-five hospitals in 21 states agreed to pay the United States a total of more than $34 million to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare for kyphoplasty, a minimally-invasive procedure used to treat certain spinal fractures that often are due to osteoporosis.

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

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/fifty-five-hospitals-pay-us-more-34-milli... (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.