News Report | September 11, 2000
University of Pennsylvania Health System to Pay $12 Million for Allegations of False Claims
OPEN MINDS On-Line News
A $12 million civil settlement for allegations of false claims in the Medicare partial hospitalization program of the Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health System has been reached. Under the terms of this agreement, the University of Pennsylvania Health System has refunded $3,040,094; will pay an additional amount of $9,032,754; will extend the Presbyterian Medical Center's November 17,1998, corporate integrity program to include auditing of its partial hospitalization program and training for its employees in that program; and will use reasonable . . .