This civil matter involving allegations of patient overtreatment settled.
Counsel for a healthcare provider retained Cornerstone Research to support an expert to review allegations of patient overtreatment and support a counterclaim lawsuit alleging false advertising and defamation.
The expert’s analysis found no evidence of a pattern or practice of patient overtreatment during the time period at issue.
The expert analyzed claims data and benchmarked our client against other comparable providers. Their analysis showed that our client’s cost per patient was less than the other providers, even when controlling for patient age. In addition, while the other providers’ cost per patient increased over time, our client’s costs declined.
The case settled favorably for our client.