Biotronik Settles Federal Kickback Claims For $4.9 Million ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2014年10月11日—AccordingtoDOJ,theinvestigationleadingtothesettlementwasassistedbytheDOJ,theOfficeoftheInspectorGeneraloftheDepartment ...

The settlement was sparked by a whistleblower lawsuit known as a qui tam, which the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed to join in federal civil court.

According to the settlement, Biotronik continues to deny the allegations, echoing statements executives told The Oregonian last year. "We are really clean when it comes to our relationships with physicians," Biotroniks U.S. president, Jake Langer, said last summer.

The settlement resolves allegations that Biotronik, through the payment of kickbacks to physicians, caused hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers to submit false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for the implantation of Biotronik pacemakers, defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices. ...