Compliance News Roundup: Brattleboro Hospital

1. Gainesville Physician and Ex-Wife Indicted in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy – “Erik M. Schabert, 48, a physician, and his ex-wife, Mika Kamissa Harris, 49, both from Gainesville, Florida, have surrendered on a federal indictment charging them with health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud. The indictment also charges Harris with multiple counts of money laundering. The charges were announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.” Get the Full Scoop >>

2. University of North Texas Health Science Center to Pay $13 Million to Settle Claims Related to Federal Grants – “The University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) has agreed to pay the United States $13,073,000.00 to settle claims that it inaccurately measured, tracked and paid researchers for effort spent on certain NIH-sponsored research grants, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.” Get the full scoop >>

3. Deeper Than the Headlines: Brattleboro Hospital – “The Vermont hospital, Brattleboro Memorial, recently paid $1.6 million to the U.S. and State of Vermont to resolve allegations of false claims. The lawsuit was filed by a former employee under the whistleblower provisions of both the federal False Claims Act as well as the Vermont False Claims Act.” Get the full scoop >>