April 25, 2012
A national provider of diagnostic screening services on Tuesday agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations it defrauded Medicare by billing for unauthorized exams.
December 19, 2011
A federal judge nixed a handful of Center for Diagnostic Imaging Inc.'s defensive arguments Friday from a whistleblower suit in Washington state accusing the company of paying kickbacks to bag Medicare and Medicaid referrals and submitting false claims.
October 24, 2011
Center for Diagnostic Imaging Inc. on Monday lost its bid for sanctions and the dismissal of two ex-employees' qui tam suit in Washington state accusing the the company of submitting false claims and paying kickbacks for Medicare and Medicaid referrals.
August 22, 2011
Center for Diagnostic Imaging Inc. asked a Washington federal judge Friday to impose sanctions on an ex-employee accusing the company of submitting false claims and paying kickbacks for Medicare and Medicaid referrals, arguing the latest complaint contains plain lies.
August 12, 2011
A Washington federal judge on Friday threw out an ex-Center for Diagnostic Imaging Inc. employee's Stark Act claim alleging the company paid kickbacks for Medicare and Medicaid referrals, but upheld a False Claims Act claim challenged by the radiology center.
April 25, 2011
Whistleblowers who accused the Center for Diagnostic Imaging Inc. of paying physician groups for Medicare and Medicaid referrals were granted leave to amend their claims Monday, allowing them to potentially revive Stark Act claims that were tossed earlier in April.
April 05, 2011
A federal judge in Washington state on Monday trimmed claims in a qui tam action by former Center for Diagnostic Imaging Inc. employees alleging the radiology company paid physician groups for Medicare and Medicaid referrals, calling some allegations insufficient.