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Healthcare News: Texas hospital to pay $3.3 million to resolve claims-related whistleblower case

John Peter Smith Hospital in Tarrant County, Texas, has agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle allegations that it was in violation of the False Claims Act by upcoding certain claims. 

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