The last quarter of 2011 was most active for the Office of Inspector General at Health & Human Services with fines levied. http://www.oig.hhs.gov/
In the first three quarters of 2011 fines approximated to $1,000,000.
In the last quarter of 2011 fines approximated to $1,500,000. Making the 2011 total at $2,500,000 for medical employers employing individuals that were sanctioned from being employed.
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11-17-2011
After it self-disclosed conduct to the OIG, Pitt County Memorial Hospital (PCMH), North Carolina, agreed to pay $68,479.04 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. The OIG alleged that PCMH employed an individual that it knew or should have known was excluded from participation in Federal health care programs.
11-14-2011
After it self-disclosed conduct to the OIG, Providence Hospital, Alabama, agreed to pay $5,938.54 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. The OIG alleged that Providence Hospital employed an individual that it knew or should have known was excluded from participation in Federal health care programs.
11-02-2011
After it self-disclosed conduct to the OIG, Sonoma Healthcare Center (SHC), California, agreed to pay $106,650.11 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. The OIG alleged that SHC employed an individual that it knew or should have known was excluded from participation in Federal health care programs.
10-26-2011
After it self-disclosed conduct to the OIG, New York City Health and Hospital Corporation (HHC), New York, agreed to pay $442,909.35 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. The OIG alleged that HHC employed eight individuals that it knew or should have known were excluded from participation in Federal health care programs.
10-26-2011
After it self-disclosed conduct to the OIG, Conestoga View Nursing, L.P. d/b/a Conestoga View, Pennsylvania, agreed to pay $264,879.84 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. The OIG alleged that Conestoga View employed an individual that it knew or should have known was excluded from participation in Federal health care programs.
10-06-2011
After it self-disclosed conduct to the OIG, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH), Maine, agreed to pay $40,000 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. The OIG alleged that BHMH employed an individual that it knew or should have known was excluded from participation in Federal health care programs.
09-20-2011
After it self-disclosed conduct to the OIG, Maine Coast Memorial Hospital (MCMH), Maine, agreed to pay $186,398.71 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. The OIG alleged that MCMH employed an individual that it knew or should have known was excluded from participation in Federal health care programs.
09-15-2011
Jenq-Sheng Liu, Jenq-Sheng Liu, M.D., P.S.C. d/b/a Blue Grass Women’s Clinic, and Su-Mei Liu, (defendants), Kentucky, agreed to pay $58,952.57 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. OIG alleged that the defendants fraudulently billed Medicaid for six different Current Procedural Terminology codes. Su-Mei Liu agreed to a five-year period of exclusion from all Federal health care programs.
09-06-2011
After it self-disclosed conduct to the OIG, Cape Cod Hospital (CCH) a subsidiary of Cape Cod Healthcare, Inc., Massachusetts, agreed to pay $115,605.36 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. The OIG alleged that CCH employed an individual that it knew or should have known was excluded from participation in Federal health care programs.
09-06-2011
After it self-disclosed conduct to the OIG, Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod (VNA) a subsidiary of Cape Cod Healthcare, Inc., Massachusetts, agreed to pay $278,169.84 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. The OIG alleged that VNA employed an individual that it knew or should have known was excluded from participation in Federal health care programs.
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