tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 15

ENFORCEMENT WATCH: Avoid These Disastrous Supplier Pitfalls

This fraudster's plight shines big and bright ... deep in the heart of Texas.Durable medical equipment dealers know there are harsh penalties for fraud, but here's a worst-case scenario that should scare any DME dealer straight if he is engaged in fraudulent claim filing.DME company owner Rhonda Fleming faces two years in jail and a $1.8 million civil suit, U.S. Attorney Michael Shelby said March 7. In 2004, Medicare reportedly paid Fleming $3.7 million in fraudulent claims through her Houston, TX-based businesses, Hi-Tech Medical Supply and Delivery and Advanced Medical Billing Specialists, Inc. (AMBS). At...

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