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Modernizing Medicine To Pay $45 Million To Settle False Claims, Kickback Allegations

Healthcare IT Today

The US Department of Justice complaint alleges that from January 2010 to July 2017, the vendor engaged in multiple kickback schemes, including creating a partnership with a clinical laboratory, Miraca Life Science, through which ModMed received payments whenever its users sent lab orders to Miraca.

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When sponsored CDS is a crime …

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Ryan is a dynamic, charismatic guy who sold a vision of an EHR that could be given away and would generate revenue from advertising (like TV or gmail) and the sale of insights to life sciences companies. Such conversations were not uncommon – it is valuable for ONC leaders to meet with the companies we regulated.