Archive for April 26th, 2013
Whistleblowers At VA – Impetus For Better Access To Veterans’ Medical Records
SOURCE: www.osc.gov Four employees of the VA’s Western New York Healthcare System in Buffalo, NY reported shoddy management of VA medical files. They disclosed that Veterans’ medical files including cardiac records, dental records and Agent Orange registry records were randomly thrown in boxes, out of any kind of order, with mismatched social security numbers. They […]
Supervisor of $63 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Convicted
SOURCE: www.justice.gov A federal jury today convicted a Miami-area supervisor of a mental health care company, Health Care Solutions Network (HCSN), for helping to orchestrate a fraud scheme that crossed state lines and that resulted in the submission of more than $63 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare and Florida Medicaid. The announcement was made by […]
