Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates to Pay $4.75M to Resolve Allegations It Performed Medically Unnecessary Pathology Tests

Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates has agreed to pay $4.75 million to resolve allegations that it accepted kickbacks for referrals and performed medically unnecessary pathology tests, the Justice Department announced Friday. The settlement addresses claims that the Atlanta-based practice violated the False Claims Act by entering into an unlawful arrangement with Advanced Pathology Solutions (APS), a laboratory in Little Rock, Arkansas. Federal investigators alleged that starting in May 2017, APS provided the practice with benefits to set up and run an in-house lab. In exchange, the practice exclusively referred patients to APS for professional slide interpretations.

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