Florida CT Scan Chain To Pay $7 Million Fine.

The article reports that Boca Raton radiologist Fred Steinberg has agreed to pay $7 million fine to settle charges against him for allegedly billing for unperformed computed tomography (CT) scans and offering payments to physicians to refer patients to his imaging centers in Florida. According to whistleblower lawsuit and federal prosecutors, a number of inducements were utilized by Steinberg to gain referrals. The federal government revealed that the center also performed CT scans and ultrasound examinations that were not ordered by doctors.