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Catch of the Week – EHR Developer Greenway Health to Pay $57.25 Million to Settle FCA Allegations

Electronic health records (EHR) software developer Greenway Health LLC agreed to pay $57.25 million to resolve allegations that it committed fraud by misrepresenting to its users the capabilities of its EHR product “Prime Suite” and by providing unlawful remuneration to users to induce them to recommend Prime Suite. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the government made incentive payments...

Catch of the Week – Inform Diagnostics

Texas-based pathology laboratory company Inform Diagnostics, formerly known as Miraca Life Sciences Inc., agreed on January 30th to a $63.5 million settlement to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act (“FCA”), the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”), and the Stark Law by providing subsidies to referring physicians for electronic health record (“EHR”) technology as well as free or discounted...

Following $155M FCA Settlement, EHR Provider Hit with Class Action Suit

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Last May, eClinicalWorks (ECW) resolved allegations that it misrepresented the capabilities of its software when the EHR has being tested for CMS certification. Healthcare providers that use CMS-certified EHR software qualify for incentive payments from the agency. Instead of developing software that met the relevant requirements, ECW allegedly designed software to pass the...

Oncology Clinic Settles FCA Suit for $26M

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Florida-based 21^st Century Oncology Inc. and several of its subsidiaries have settled allegations regarding the practice’s use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) software. The settlement is a result of a self-disclosure of violations made under Medicare’s EHR incentive program. The incentive program allows healthcare providers that attest to meaningful use of their EHR...

Healthcare Software Company Epic Systems Accused of Double Billing Government for Anesthesia

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Law360 reports on a newly unsealed False Claims Act lawsuit against healthcare software company Epic Systems alleging that Epic has systematically overbilled the government for anesthesia services. The complaint, filed on behalf of the United States by relator Geraldine Petrowski in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, alleges that Epic’s software...

Electronic Health Records Vendor Pays Big to Settle False Claims Act Charges

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Massachusetts-based eClinicalWorks, one of the country's largest vendors of electronic health records software, agreed to pay $155 million to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting the capabilities of its software and by paying kickbacks to certain customers in exchange for promoting the company's product. It is the largest False Claims Act settlement...

“Meaningful Use” Meaningful Error: HHS OIG Finds over $11 Million in Incorrect EHR Incentive Payments

By Ronny Valdes  On September 22, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS OIG) released a report finding that Washington State made incorrect Medicaid incentive payments for the “meaningful use” of electronic health records (EHR). The incentive payment structure was created by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act)...

Electronic Medical Records – Still Waiting for the Big Returns

By Gordon Schnell The Obama administration is spending billions of dollars to push hospitals and doctors to go digital with their medical and billing records.  It is supposed to revolutionize the industry, improving efficiency and patient safety and drastically reducing the cost of healthcare in this country.  Unfortunately, the move to electronic health records (EHRs) has fallen far short of these hoped-for...