Florida Radiologist to Pay U.S. $7 Million to Resolve Fraud Claims

 WASHINGTON, April 14  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A board-certified
radiologist,Fred Steinberg, M.D., his imaging centers and related
entities in Palm Beach County,Fla., have reached a settlement with
the United States to resolve allegations of health care fraud, the
JusticeDepartment announced today. Under the terms of the settlement
the U.S. recovered $7 million.

The settlement resolves allegations that portions of CT scans were
not performed, even  though the procedures were billed and reported
to patients' physicians as if they were done. CT scans, which take
detailed pictures of structures inside the body, are often taken
using a dye  (or contrast material) to highlightcertain conditions.
In addition toperforming CT scans with contrast, scans may also be
done without contrast. The bills submitted by Steinberg and his
entities to federal healthcare  programs, including Medicare,
reflected that  thousands of CT scans were carried out both with
and without contrast, when in reality the CT scans without contrast
were not performed. In addition,  the government alleged that the
Steinberg entities did CT scans and ultrasound exams that were not
ordered by physicians and were not medically necessary.

source: Earthtimes.org