Florida Cardiologist and His Practice
Outcome
OIG enforcement action against Florida Cardiologist and His Practice for false claims, kickbacks. Penalty: $2 million.
Details
Florida Cardiologist and His Practice — OIG Enforcement (2014)
OIG took enforcement action against Florida Cardiologist and His Practice in FL in 2014 involving false claims, kickbacks violations in the Physician Practices sector.
Penalty: $2 million
Violation types: False Claims, Kickbacks
Entity type: Healthcare Provider
Penalty type: Settlement
Location: FL
Source: Florida Cardiologist and His Practice Pay Millions and Agree to Three Years of Exclusion to Resolve Alleged False Billings for Unnecessary Procedures and Illegal Kickbacks
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.
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