Radiologist Goes Down for Fraud Scheme – Check your MPNs and Liens!
Hey there dear readers – you made it to Friday and you should be congratulated. We are powering through the summer of 2018 and it is a tough one. The heat is unbearable, the recent QME pool is shallow, and, with each passing day it becomes less and less likely that your humble blogger will be tapped to fill the recent Supreme Court vacancy (hope springs eternal, dear readers…)
Anywho, since “Justice Humble Blogger” is not in the cards, regular humble blogger will give you some sage advice and invite you to check your MPN and your list of lien claimants for a certain Ronald Grusd, M.D., and his companies: California Imaging Network and Willows Consulting Company.
Dr. Grusd was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for a healthcare fraud scheme. Apparently, Dr. Grusd would bribe other physicians to refer patients to him and then bill insurers.
So if you’ve got liens from any of these operations, it’s time to stock up on apples and push them back.
“California Imaging” has about 145 liens listed on EAMS.
It looks like for his $100k in bribes he was referred over $22 million in business. Not a bad return on investment if you don’t count the 10 year prison sentence.
So, once again, dear readers, before you check out for the weekend check your liens and MPNs.