Kris Mamula
- Sep 18, 2019
Appellate court revives whistleblower lawsuit against UPMC, neurosurgeons
By Kris B. Mamula / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A whistleblower lawsuit that was filed against UPMC over bonuses for its neurosurgeons has been revived after a federal appeals court on Tuesday reversed a lower court ruling that dismissed the claims. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a ruling last year by U.S. District Court Judge Cathy Bissoon to throw out a three-count civil lawsuit filed by neurosurgeon J. William Bookwalter, physician Robert J. Sclabassi and opera
Law360
- Sep 18, 2019
3rd Circ. Revives FCA Suit Over UPMC Neurosurgery Referrals
Law360 (September 17, 2019, 7:31 PM EDT) -- The Third Circuit on Tuesday revived three whistleblowers' claims that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center violated the Stark Act and the False Claims Act, ruling that its neurosurgeons' pay structure allegedly incentivized them to conduct extra procedures that would require more hospital services to be billed to Medicare. The appeals court said UPMC's method of paying surgeons a base salary plus bonuses for exceeding a year
