Big news from Florida as Broward Health approved a $975,000 settlement with former CEO Pauline Grant after she was fired for unproven kickback allegations. “It’s time to close this chapter in a way that’s as amicable as possible,” Broward Health Commissioner Christopher Ure said at a board meeting last week announcing the settlement. Broward Health operates four hospitals and additional outpatient and urgent care centers in the South Florida area. They are now under new leadership and pledging their full cooperation with the ongoing federal investigation.
According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the settlement ends all pending legal matters involving Broward Health and Grant and also includes an agreement from Grant to cooperate and assist the hospital system in a pending federal investigation into potential anti-kickback violations.
The kickback allegations are in relation to orthopedic surgeon contracts for on-call emergency department rotation. Grant denied ever being aware or participating in the scheme, which is why she decided to fight back against allegations of her involvement. Her brief tenure as CEO lasted less than a year, from late January to December 2016.
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