A New Jersey imaging chain accused of paying physicians for referrals will be allowed to go back into business while its owner awaits prosecution in connection with the case, according to an article on NJ.com.
Eleven sites operated by Diagnostic Imaging Affiliates (DIA) can resume operations after being closed in June by state investigators. The owner of DIA, Rehan Zuberi, has been accused along with a dozen other executives of paying more than $300,000 in illegal kickbacks for patient referrals for imaging studies.
The judge overseeing the case noted that the closure of the sites put more than 160 people out of work and left landlords and loan holders unpaid. He ordered that DIA's attorneys and prosecutors develop a business plan calling for the opening of five centers, to be followed by as many as all 11 shortly thereafter.
He cited the harm experienced by workers and patients affected by the closures as one of the reasons for his order.
