United States of America et al v. Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority et al

  1. January 19, 2024

    Tenn. Hospital To Face FCA Overlapping Surgeries Claim

    A federal judge on Friday allowed most of a False Claims Act suit against a Tennessee hospital system by three former employees, finding they credibly alleged that they experienced retaliation for trying to stop teaching physicians from overseeing noncompliant overlapping surgeries billed to Medicare.

  2. June 09, 2023

    Overlapping Surgeries Not Fraud, Hospital Giant Says

    A large hospital system says it shouldn't have to face False Claims Act allegations that it wrongly allowed surgeons to book more than one surgery at a time, arguing doctors are allowed to have overlapping surgeries in certain situations.