Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2014. Mobile, Alabama-based Infirmary Health System Inc. (IHS), two IHS-affiliated clinics and Diagnostic Physicians Group P.C. (DPG) have agreed to pay the United States $24.5 million to resolve a lawsuit alleging that they violated the False Claims Act by paying or receiving financial inducements in connection with claims to the Medicare program, the Justice Department announced today.
“Financial arrangements that compensate physicians for referrals encourage physicians to make decisions based on financial…
