New York Hospital Settles Alleged Stark Violations for $2.1M

Oswego (N.Y.) Hospital has agreed to pay more than $2.1 million to the Office of Inspector General for the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General to settle allegations that it violated the Stark Law, according to a report by The Valley News.

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Oswego Hospital voluntarily contacted HHS and the state Medicaid program in March 2008 when it was discovered that a number of the hospital’s business transactions from 2002 to 2007 may not have complied with Stark Law, according to the report.

No specific details on the hospitals’ specific transactions with physicians that may have violated the law were given.

The hospital has since implemented policies and procedures to ensure that all hospital transactions comply with Stark Law.

Read The Valley News’ report on Oswego Hospital.

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