Electronic Health Records Company Forced to Pay $45 Million

A Florida-based health records company is denying allegations of misconduct made by the U.S. government, but has agreed to pay $45 million to resolve allegations that it improperly generated sales and caused users to report inaccurate information, the company said.

In a settlement announced Tuesday, the U.S. government alleged in the civil case that Modernizing Medicine Inc., of Boca Raton, violated the False Claims Act and the anti-kickback statute through marketing programs that increased its business and that of a laboratory company it was working with.

The company said in a statement that it decided to settle the case, which relates to issues that arose more than five years ago, to fully resolve the matter. The settlement does not include any admission of wrongdoing or require changes to the company’s products or programs and will not require government monitoring.

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