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United States of America et al v. Halifax Hospital Medical Center et al
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6:09-cv-01002
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November 13, 2013
Fla. Hospital's Bonus Deal With Docs Not Proper, Judge Says
A Florida federal court found Wednesday that Halifax Hospital Medical Center's bonus arrangement with certain oncologists incentivized wrongful referrals, though it declined to rule on the government's bid to recover $27 million for the alleged violations or its False Claims Act claims.
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October 29, 2013
Fla. Hospital Calls Patient Record Destruction 'Accidental'
Halifax Hospital Medical Center, which is facing a False Claims Act suit accusing it of paying kickbacks for referrals, on Monday fought a bid by federal prosecutors to sanction the hospital over destroyed records, saying the documents were accidentally destroyed in a routine purge.
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July 08, 2013
US Government Says Fla. Hospital Can't Nix FCA Suit
Federal prosecutors urged a Florida court Wednesday to preserve their claims in False Claims Act litigation accusing Halifax Hospital Medical Center of paying kickbacks and admitting Medicare patients for needless overnight stays, saying Halifax's financial relationships with several physicians don't follow federal physician referral law.
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August 15, 2012
Hospital Can't Depose Government Officials In FCA Suit
A Florida federal judge ruled Tuesday that a hospital system accused of paying kickbacks and admitting Medicare patients for needless overnight stays can't depose government witnesses about the legal justification for the False Claims Act suit, saying the inquiries would intrude on privileged work product.
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June 07, 2011
Fla. Hospital Not Immune From FCA Suit, Judge Rules
A federal judge in Florida refused Monday to dismiss an employee's suit accusing Halifax Hospital Medical Center of unnecessarily admitting Medicare patients, rejecting the state-chartered hospital's contention that it enjoys Eleventh Amendment immunity from the False Claims Act suit.
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April 06, 2011
Fla. Hospital Not Immune To FCA Suit, US Says
The U.S. government on Wednesday waded into a False Claims Act suit brought by a director of physician services against a Florida hospital system, arguing the defendant is not immune from the suit under the 11th Amendment.
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