The suburban Maryland hospital formerly known as St. Joseph Medical Center, which already has a corporate integrity agreement with the government, agreed to pay nearly $5 million to settle new allegations involving short inpatient stays.
Catholic Health Initiatives sold the 320-bed hospital in Towson, Md., to the University of Maryland Medical System on Dec. 1, but CHI is paying the settlement under its agreement to cover liabilities at the hospital that pre-dated the deal.
Officials at the hospital—which is now University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center—voluntarily reported the alleged overpayments to the HHS inspector general's office and the Justice Department in June 2010.