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DOJ says court documents show Carolinas upcoded numerous tests, triggering higher payouts from government programs.
To make your hospital truly beautiful, it has to feel like a place of healing, not just look like one, Soliant said.
The hospital owners will pay $31.9 million to the United States and $10 million to the State of California, the DOJ said.
Only 8 percent describe themselves as "deeply knowledgeable" about the program and its requirements, the survey said.
Market forces driving negative trends include consumerism, denials and complex contracts, documentation demands and bad integrations, Advisory Board says.
Recovery effort came with a price tag of roughly $118 per claim, or as much as $8.6 billion in appeals-related administrative costs, Change Healthcare said.
Per agreement, lawyer fees will soak up a third of the $115 million fund, boiling down to less than a dollar each for the 78.8 million breach victims.
Defendants sometimes billed 15 to 30 identical ultrasound guidance claims for a single patient visit, the Department of Justice said.
These five doctors referred various patient tests to Parsippany, New Jersey lab, generating more than $3.9 million in business, the DOJ said.
The co-signers included Children's Hospital Colorado President and CEO Jena Hausmann, Colorado State House Majority Leader KC Becker.