FraudBlawg Update: DoJ Confirms Atricure Settlement

In November, FraudBlawg reported that durable medical equipment (DME) company Atricure had agreed in principle to pay nearly $4 million to settle allegations that it engaged in off-label marketing of its surgical ablution devices for purposes not approved by the FDA and, in turn, caused false claims to be made under federally-funded healthcare programs.  Last […]

AtriCure Announces Near $4 Million False Claims Act Settlement

This morning, medical device company AtriCure, Inc. announced that it would pay $3.8 million plus interest over the next five years to settle allegations that it fraudulently marketed its cardiac ablation devices and that it instructed hospitals to use inncorrect billing codes to falsely inflate Medicare reimbursements.  The company also disclosed that it will enter […]