A settlement has been reached in a whistleblower class action lawsuit brought against Citizens Medical Center who is accused of engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians.
The whistleblowers will collectively receive a $5,981,250 share of the government's recovery.
Filed in October 2013, the case alleged that the hospital provided compensation to several cardiologists that exceeded the fair market value of their services. The settlement also resolved allegations that the hospital paid bonuses to emergency room physicians that improperly took into account the value of their cardiology referrals.