ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Federal authorities say a Binghamton hospital has paid $3.4 million to resolve claims it improperly billed Medicare.
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, a 242-bed facility, found billing issues and overpayments from the federal health care program for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Authorities say the hospital took corrective steps and advised the government.
As a result, they say it paid less than the treble damages and penalties authorized under the federal False Claims Act.
