One thing is for certain, it will be no more walk in the park for the seven defendants convicted for their roles in a bribe and kickback scheme related to referring patients to Forest Park Hospital, a now defunct chain of Texas facilities.
Tag: kickback
Cleveland Clinic Unit Pays $21.25 Million to Resolve Kickback Case
As always in these types of cases, which are civil actions, the settlement does not involve any admission that the allegations were true.
Surgeon and Controlled Companies Pay $4.5 Million Settlement Months After Medtronic Pays $9.21 Million Tip (Settlement) For Meals at the Surgeon’s Restaurant – Podcast
Well, the story as told by the Government is a familiar one: They allege that the events were payments to benefit Dr. Asfora and induce him to use Medtronic’s SynchroMed II intrathecal infusion pumps.
The Other Final Four: Hospital Executives Sentenced to Prison – Medical Group Minute
In my experience, most kickback schemes are not as brazen as this. They involve fewer numbers of people and, sometimes, behavior that is more easily rationalized by the participants as “sort of legal”.
Surgeon and Controlled Companies Pay $4.5 Million Settlement Months After Medtronic Pays $9.21 Million Tip (Settlement) For Meals at the Surgeon’s Restaurant
Well, the story as told by the Government is a familiar one: They allege that the events were payments to benefit Dr. Asfora and induce him to use Medtronic’s SynchroMed II intrathecal infusion pumps.
The Other Final Four: Hospital Executives Sentenced to Prison
In my experience, most kickback schemes are not as brazen as this. They involve fewer numbers of people and, sometimes, behavior that is more easily rationalized by the participants as “sort of legal”.
Ghost of Eliot Ness Busts 345 Defendants in Nation’s Largest Opioid-Fueled Healthcare Fraud Extravaganza – $6 Billion In Alleged False Claims – Podcast
In a move reminiscent of prohibition-era crime fighter Eliot Ness, the U.S. Department of Justice recently announced a coordinated enforcement action against 345 alleged healthcare criminals…
Does More Financial Pressure on Hospitals Signal the Return of Questionable Medical Directorships? – Medical Group Minute
Does More Financial Pressure on Hospitals Signal the Return of Questionable Medical Directorships?
Felon of the American College Of . . . – Success in Motion
Do you know a felon of the American College of . . . ?
Ride along with Mark and find out about some who are headed toward the big house.
Felonious Forest Park Physicians Freighted Off To Federal Prison
One thing is for certain, it will be no more walk in the park for the seven defendants convicted for their roles in a bribe and kickback scheme related to referring patients to Forest Park Hospital, a now defunct chain of Texas facilities.







