Medical Center Settlement Included Allegation of Kickbacks for Cardiology Practice Call Coverage
On February 9, 2022, the Department of Justice announced that Catholic Medical Center (CMC) will pay $3.8 million to settle allegations of kickbacks and False Claims Act violations. The qui tam lawsuit began when a complaint was filed on June 14, 2018 by Dr. David Goldberg, a cardiologist formerly employed by CMC. Dr. Goldberg (“the relator”) alleged that, among other concerns, CMC Heart Institute leadership oversaw a decade-long “moonlighting” arrangement that paid its physi