French Medical Device Manufacturer

Unknown 2013 Physician Practices
OIG False Claims Kickbacks
Penalty
$2 million

Outcome

OIG enforcement action against French Medical Device Manufacturer for false claims, kickbacks. Penalty: $2 million.

Details

French Medical Device Manufacturer — OIG Enforcement (2013)

OIG took enforcement action against French Medical Device Manufacturer in 2013 involving false claims, kickbacks violations in the Physician Practices sector.

Penalty: $2 million

Violation types: False Claims, Kickbacks
Entity type: Physician Practice
Penalty type: Settlement

Source: French Medical Device Manufacturer to Pay $2 Million to Resolve Alleged Kickbacks to Physicians and Related Medicare Open Payments Program Violations

How Crucible Prevents This

Crucible's billing compliance controls enforce documentation-to-claims reconciliation, requiring clinical attestation before claims submission and flagging billing patterns that deviate from documented care delivery. Crucible's referral monitoring tracks patient source patterns and flags arrangements that correlate referral volume with financial relationships, enforcing anti-kickback compliance documentation.

Source: French Medical Device Manufacturer to Pay $2 Million to Resolve Alleged Kickbacks to Physicians and Related Medicare Open Payments Program Violations

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