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Take Your Anti-Fraud Message To Clients, Referral Sources

Published on Fri Mar 09, 2012

Sidestep reputational damage by hopping on the anti-fraud bandwagon. Smart home care providers will realize the best defense is a good offense when it comes to avoiding fallout from fraud cases such as the one against Dr. Jacques Roy and three associated home health agencies in Dallas. One tactic to combat the reputational damage from such fraud cases is direct appeal. "This doctor and agencies charged with fraud are the exception, not the rule, and they most assuredly do not characterize home health agencies in San Angelo," says Donna Colley, partner in Medway Home Healthcare in that town, in a letter to the editor of the San Angelo Standard Times. "Our agency is composed of dedicated and caring staff who work in home health because they care for their patients and want to help them remain in their own homes and receive the highest level of care. We continually educate [...]
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