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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Current Parent Company: Mohawk Valley Health System
Penalty: $195,976
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: New York
Facility City: Utica
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: non-profit
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: hospitals
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