Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates accused of receiving kickbacks for pathology referrals and performing medically unnecessary gastrointestinal testing services.
Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates has agreed to pay $4.75 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by receiving kickbacks in exchange for referrals of gastrointestinal pathology services and by performing medically unnecessary gastrointestinal pathology services.
The US Department of Justice alleged that, beginning in May 2017, the Atlanta-based practice contracted with Advanced Pathology Solutions (APS), a pathology laboratory in Little Rock, Arkansas, to construct and operate a limited-capacity pathology laboratory within Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates’ office…