DFine Inc., a device manufacturer, has agreed to pay $2.39 million to resolve allegations that, under the guise of a patient survey, it paid kickbacks to doctors who prescribed its devices.  According to the complaint, DFine paid doctors up to $500 for each survey completed; however, surveys could only be filled out when the doctor had subscribed a new device to a patient.  The complaint, initially filed by a whistleblower, also alleges that DFine paid for travel expenses, lavish dinners, entertainment, and speaker fees.

DFine will enter into a Corporate Integrity Agreement as a part of the settlement.

Read the entire press release, “USDOJ: California-Based DFine Inc. to Pay U.S. More Than $2.3 Million to Settle Claims That Company Paid Kickbacks to Physicians”