A South Carolina-based healthcare system agreed to pay $36.5 million as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) addressing alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA), Stark Law, and Anti-Kickback Statute.
St. Francis Physician Services, St. Francis Hospital, and Bon Secours St. Francis Health System agreed to resolve allegations they paid orthopedic surgeons based on the volume or value of referrals, leading to false claims submitted to Medicare and TRICARE, the DOJ said in a press release Thursday.
