Centra Health Inc. and Blue Ridge Ear, Nose, Throat, and Plastic Surgery, Inc.
Outcome
OIG enforcement action against Centra Health Inc. and Blue Ridge Ear, Nose, Throat, and Plastic Surgery, Inc. for false claims, kickbacks, stark violation. Penalty: $9.3 million.
Details
Centra Health Inc. and Blue Ridge Ear, Nose, Throat, and Plastic Surgery, Inc. — OIG Enforcement (2026)
OIG took enforcement action against Centra Health Inc. and Blue Ridge Ear, Nose, Throat, and Plastic Surgery, Inc. in VA in 2026 involving false claims, kickbacks, stark violation violations in the Hospitals / Health Systems sector.
Penalty: $9.3 million
Violation types: False Claims, Kickbacks, Stark Violation
Entity type: Hospital
Penalty type: Settlement
Location: VA
Source: Centra Health Inc. and Blue Ridge Ear, Nose, Throat, and Plastic Surgery, Inc. Agree to Pay Nearly $10 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
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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