Medical transcription service to pay$6.6 million to resolve qui tam suit

MedQuist Inc., a medical transcription service provider based in New Jersey, will pay $6.6 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations, the U.S. Dept. of Justice reported.

The company provided medical transcription services to several federal government clients, including the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Public Health Service (PHS). The suit, which was originally filed by whistleblowers under the qui tam provisions of the FCA, alleged that MedQuist knowingly overbilled these entities for medical transcription services.