Digital Exoneration for Dentists
The reality for most dentists is that during their career they can expect to be named in two or more lawsuits; most involving negligence claims related to the delivery and management of patient care.
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Which of these fraud scenarios is worse?
If you had to choose one of these, which would it be? #1: A patient pays $100 for services rendered. Your employee steals the $100 and covers up the theft by recording a write-off of $100 on the patient’s ledger. #2: Your fee is $500. Your employee collects $400 from the patient and then applies…
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Collierville dentist bookkeeper indicted on theft charges
Tina said, “If you think I stole the money then here is a check for $600” • An audit later revealed Tina pocketed more than $77,000 from 93 cash payments from 2006 to 2010.
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Woman gets four years for embezzlement of $500,000
Where did all the money go? When she was fired in 2007, she earned a salary of $80,000 a year, plus Christmas bonuses and company-paid trips to Hawaii and Las Vegas.
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Ex-dental embezzler gets 2 years’ probation in prescription fraud case
Saskia Tyrone, an administrative assistant at New England Dental Specialists obtained patient information from the computer system to obtain the prescriptions. Tyrone was also charged in another jurisdiction with embezzling $23,000 from the dental office, according to a prosecutor.
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Signing electronic chart notes
Do you lock (i.e.: sign) your electronic chart notes each day before walking out the door? Forgetting (or failure) to digitally sign chart notes can (and has) resulted in unfavorable outcomes for dentists involved in malpractice cases. An unsigned (or “unlocked”) clinical note is an open-door for plaintiff arguments. I cannot over stress the importance…
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Serial Dental Embezzlers
A serial dental embezzler is someone with a previous history of stealing from one or more practices. Serial embezzlers are like acute trauma for a dental practice. Quick facts about Serial Embezzlers: Here are a just a few of the serial embezzlers I’ve encountered: How to avoid hiring a serial embezzler in your dental practice….
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Serial Embezzer: Kristen Labrue
Kristen Labrue of Fort Myers, Fla., was arrested after she allegedly wrote five fraudulent checks to herself and her husband’s account for $79,662
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Dental Embezzlement Do’s and Don’ts
Tips to help practice owners when they are first confronted by embezzlement.
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DENTAL EMBEZZLERS MUST KEEP SECRETS
Embezzlers must conceal their thefts, so as not to arouse suspicion. As such, they remain on constant alert of being caught, and exhibit behaviors that are highly correlated with their dishonest activity.
