Becker's Healthcare November 1, 2024
In the last month, five lawsuits have emerged with significant implications for the ASC industry, covering critical issues from fraud and reimbursement disputes to rising nuclear verdicts and malpractice settlements.
Here are the five lawsuits:
1. Siouxland Surgery Center, operating as Dunes Surgical Hospital in Dakota Dunes, S.D., alongside ASC giant United Surgical Partners International and USP Siouxland, has agreed to pay approximately $12.76 million to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act.
The claims stem from actions between 2014 and 2019, when Dunes Surgical Hospital allegedly made substantial financial contributions to a nonprofit associated with a physician group that referred patients to the hospital. Additionally, the settlement addresses claims that the hospital provided another physician group with...
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