OIG - Office of Inspector General
12/02/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/02/2024 14:45
American Health Imaging, Inc. and Scott Arant to Pay Over $5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Healthcare Kickbacks
American Health Imaging, Inc. and Scott Arant to Pay Over $5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Healthcare Kickbacks
ATLANTA - American Health Imaging, Inc. ("AHI") and its former founder and CEO, Scott Arant, will pay the United States and the State of Georgia $5,250,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by: (1) providing physicians with meals, tickets to sporting events, and other gifts to induce those physicians to refer diagnostic scans to AHI's independent diagnostic testing facilities; and (2) entering into above fair market value personal services agreements with referring physicians to induce those physicians to refer scans to AHI.
Action Details
- Date:December 2, 2024
- Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Georgia
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions
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