News-At-A-Glance: Pennsylvania Hospital Pays $2 Million After Self-Disclosure
St. Mary Medical Center (SMMC) in Langharne, Pa., self-disclosed its failure to properly administer certain physician income guarantee agreements used by the medical center as part of its efforts to recruit physicians, resulting in overpayments to some of the recruited physicians. SMMC disclosed that it filed false claims as a result of the improperly administrated agreements and agreed to pay $2,339,224.70 to resolve the matter.
St. Mary Medical Center (SMMC) in Langharne, Pa., self-disclosed its failure to properly administer certain physician income guarantee agreements used by the medical center as part of its efforts to recruit physicians, resulting in overpayments to some of the recruited physicians. SMMC disclosed that it filed false claims as a result of the improperly administrated agreements and agreed to pay $2,339,224.70 to resolve the matter.
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