DOJ Pursues More Electronic Health Records Cases
On May 31, 2019, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas announced a $250,000 settlement with Coffey Health System, after two whistleblowers filed qui tam suit against Coffey for violations of the False Claims Act. The settlement resolved allegations that Coffey submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid pursuant to the Electronic Health Records Incentive Program. That program offers incentive payments to healthcare providers who adopt meaningful electronic health records (EHR) technology and systems.…