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EHR vendor eClinicalWorks to pay $155M to settle whistleblower suit

by bm98 on 6/1/17, 5:15 PM with 19 comments

  • by rubiquity on 6/1/17, 7:15 PM

    > Navani, along with CMO Rajesh Dharampuriya and COO Mahesh Navani are liable for the payment of $154,920,000, while developer Jagan Vaithilingam is on the hook for $50,000 and two project managers, Bryan Sequeira and Robert Lynes, each owe $15,000, the Vermont DOJ said.

    Pretty interesting to see a Developer and PM have to pay out as well. I wonder how the judge reached that conclusion.

  • by pmiller2 on 6/1/17, 7:15 PM

    It looks like they fined officers of the company, as well as a developer and 2 PMs. Is this standard practice for False Claims Act suits? How much should I worry about this as a developer?
  • by beachwood23 on 6/1/17, 7:10 PM

    Interestingly, this lawsuit was filed in my home state of Vermont -- because Vermont is "sympathetic" to fraud charges.
  • by DominoTree on 6/1/17, 8:01 PM

    For several years, I worked doing installs for eCW and I have nothing but negative experiences to report about the software and the company itself. This is wholly unsurprising.
  • by nobodyorother on 6/1/17, 6:44 PM

    20% payout to the whistleblower. That's pretty hefty!