( December 19, 2023, 1:36 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Dec. 18 announced that BioTelemetry Inc. and its subsidiary LifeWatch Services Inc. have agreed to pay more than $14.7 million to resolve claims that they violated the federal False Claims Act (FCA) by knowingly submitting claims to government insurers for a higher level of remote cardiac monitoring than intended by physicians or that was medically necessary, resulting in higher reimbursements to LifeWatch....