ATLANTA – An Atlanta-based urology practice and its owner will pay $14 million to settle federal allegations of widespread healthcare fraud and performing medically unnecessary procedures on patients.
Federal probe targets Atlanta urology group
What we know:
Advanced Urology, Inc. and Dr. Jitesh Patel settled claims they violated the False Claims Act by billing federal programs like Medicare and Medicaid for services that were either unnecessary or never performed. The government’s investigation began after two whistle-blowers ,a former employee and a former physician, filed complaints. The allegations included “upcoding” less complicated procedures to more expensive ones and ordering thousands of unnecessary ultrasounds.
What we don’t know:
While the $14 million settlement has been reached, the U.S. Attorney’s Office noted these are allegations only and there has been no formal…
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