WPXI
- Jul 10, 2022
US government suit against UPMC and star surgeon moves forward
Pittsburgh, PA (July 7, 2022) - Today marked a major step forward in an explosive whistleblower lawsuit against University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, its physicians group, and the longtime head of its Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. U.S. District Court Judge Cathy Bissoon denied the hospital’s efforts to get a false-billing case that alleges patient harm dismissed. In the federal False Claims Act complaint, the government said UPMC and its star surgeon Dr. James Luke
Becker's ASC Review
- Jul 7, 2022
Whistleblower suit against UPMC, physician group will proceed, judge rules
(July 8, 2022) - A federal judge rejected the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's bid to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit against UPMC, its physicians group and its chair of cardiothoracic surgery, NBC affiliate WPXI reported July 7. The defendants are accused of submitting hundreds of false claims to Medicare, Medicaid and other government health programs over a six-year period. The Justice Department alleges UPMC and James Luketich, MD, chair of cardiothoracic surgery
