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Mercy Medical Center Agreed to Pay $50,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Providing Remuneration in the Form of Uncollected Profit from a Real Estate Venture

After it self-disclosed conduct to the OIG, Mercy Medical Center, Inc. (Mercy), Maryland, agreed to pay $50,000 for allegedly violating the Monetary Penalties Law provisions applicable to physician self-referrals and kickbacks. The OIG alleged that Mercy paid remuneration to a physician owned real estate company in the form of not collecting net profits from the real estate company due under an agreement between Mercy and the real estate company. Further, this agreement established Mercy's right to forty percent of the net profits the real estate company and Mercy obtained as joint owners of a property.

Action Details

  • Date:September 27, 2013
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Fraud Self-Disclosures