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United Daily News / Reporters You Zhengsheng, Bai Xijian / Taichung Report
Neurosurgeon Li Mingzhong from Tong General Hospital was previously involved in a case where brokers colluded with doctors to falsify medical records and fraudulently claim insurance payouts. Due to his remorse after the crime, he received a deferred prosecution from the Taichung District Prosecutors Office, which required him to donate to public welfare organizations and provide 160 hours of free medical services.
Two years ago, Taichung prosecutors and police investigated corruption cases involving three major hospitals in central Taiwan. They found that brokers had allegedly conspired with doctors to alter medical records, fraudulently claiming nearly NT$30 million in insurance payouts. Thirty patients were questioned, and it was discovered that some patients recorded as severely disabled or paralyzed in their medical records could actually walk and run. In one instance, a patient walked out of their room when the police arrived, exposing the fraud on the spot.
Prosecutors found that the main suspect, Liu Yuren, had long been active in major hospitals, posing as a manager of a claims legal agency. He would approach patients with mild physical disabilities, offering to introduce them to doctors he knew who could help falsify medical records to claim insurance payouts, taking a 30% commission.
During the investigation, some admitted to receiving sexual favors, entertainment, gifts, and banquets in exchange for falsifying diagnoses. Last year, Li Mingzhong and four other doctors—Yang Mengyin (formerly of Taichung Veterans General Hospital), Zhuang Haoyu, Li Hanzhong, and Chen Chunzhong (all from China Medical University Hospital)—were given deferred prosecutions. They were required to donate between NT$400,000 and NT$1 million each and provide 160 hours of free medical services.
Source: http://mag. udn. com/ mag/ life/ storypage. jsp? f_ART_ID=381063#ixzz1rXnPECDJ
Two Years Ago... Li Mingzhong Accused of Altering Medical Records for Insurance Fraud, Given Deferred Prosecution
Neurosurgeon Li Mingzhong from Tong General Hospital was previously involved in a case where brokers colluded with doctors to falsify medical records and fraudulently claim insurance payouts. Due to his remorse after the crime, he received a deferred prosecution from the Taichung District Prosecutors Office, which required him to donate to public welfare organizations and provide 160 hours of free medical services.
Two years ago, Taichung prosecutors and police investigated corruption cases involving three major hospitals in central Taiwan. They found that brokers had allegedly conspired with doctors to alter medical records, fraudulently claiming nearly NT$30 million in insurance payouts. Thirty patients were questioned, and it was discovered that some patients recorded as severely disabled or paralyzed in their medical records could actually walk and run. In one instance, a patient walked out of their room when the police arrived, exposing the fraud on the spot.
Prosecutors found that the main suspect, Liu Yuren, had long been active in major hospitals, posing as a manager of a claims legal agency. He would approach patients with mild physical disabilities, offering to introduce them to doctors he knew who could help falsify medical records to claim insurance payouts, taking a 30% commission.
During the investigation, some admitted to receiving sexual favors, entertainment, gifts, and banquets in exchange for falsifying diagnoses. Last year, Li Mingzhong and four other doctors—Yang Mengyin (formerly of Taichung Veterans General Hospital), Zhuang Haoyu, Li Hanzhong, and Chen Chunzhong (all from China Medical University Hospital)—were given deferred prosecutions. They were required to donate between NT$400,000 and NT$1 million each and provide 160 hours of free medical services.
Source: http://mag. udn. com/ mag/ life/ storypage. jsp? f_ART_ID=381063#ixzz1rXnPECDJ