A cardiology business and three physicians in Arizona were ordered to pay $4.75 million to resolve allegations they performed medically unnecessary vein ablations.
Tri-City Cardiology, P.C., a physician group based in the metro area of Phoenix, and three physicians, are paying the sum to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by performing the procedures.
The U.S. Department of Justice alleged that from January 1, 2017, to April 27, 2022, Dr. Jaskamal Kahlon, Dr. Joshua D. Cohen, and Dr. M. Joshua Berkowitz knowingly performed ablations on perforator veins that did not qualify for treatment under accepted standards. Perforator veins are small veins that connect deep and superficial leg veins and require treatment only in certain circumstances.
The DOJ contended that Tri-City and the physicians incorrectly measuring or documenting in medical records the duration of outward blood flow, the diameter of veins, patient symptoms, and conservative therapy measures, which gave the appearance that the ablations met accepted medical standards and were justified.
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