Feds claim Carthage Area Hospital filed fraudulent Medicare claims
By Brian Kelly, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
Federal attorneys, on behalf of the
During the period specified in the action, the hospital was a
According to the complaint,
The federal government alleges that the hospital on numerous occasions submitted dual payment claims for a single service or procedure, with codes indicating the procedure occurred in both the ambulatory surgery center and the operating room. The government claims that it is a violation of
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The government claims that the hospital used the allegedly false records or statements to get fraudulent claims paid or approved by the government. The government claims that it has been damaged in an unspecified amount and that, under the federal False Claims Act, it is entitled to triple the amount of whatever damages may be proven. It also claims it is entitled to a civil penalty for each violation, with the government claiming the hospital filed about 1,900 false or fraudulent claims.
Hospital Chief Operating Officer
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