Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Ball Memorial Hospital
Current Parent Company:
Indiana University Health Inc.
Penalty:
$1,955,431
Year:
2010
Date:
May 17, 2010
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:
Nine hospitals agreed to pay the United States more than $9.4 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare. The settlements resolved allegations that the hospitals overcharged Medicare between 2000 and 2008 when performing kyphoplasty, a minimally-invasive procedure used to treat certain spinal fractures that often are due to osteoporosis. In many cases, the procedure can be performed safely as a less costly out-patient procedure, but the government contends that the hospitals performed the procedure on an in-patient basis in order to increase their Medicare billings.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Indiana
Facility City:
Munice
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Indiana
Ownership Structure of Parent:
non-profit
Major Industry of Parent:
healthcare services
Specific Industry of Parent:
hospitals
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
