Six Keys to Compliance
In Januay of 2003, a South Dakita hospital and affiliated oncology group settled cliams that it had violated the Stark Act in exchange for payment of $6.5 million. In the same month, the federal government filed suit against Tenet Healthcare, Inc., the owner and operator of 114 hospitals nationwide, alleging violations of the False Claims Act and seeking damages of up to $300 million.
