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I'D urge the owners of wake med ..

aren't any but it is the Board of Directors (hand picked one and all) responsibility to stop it..whether their lawyer(s) have pointed this out or not, they have a fiduciary (legal) stake in this.

soyousay
January 22, 2013 10:53 a.m.

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Just wondering what doctors, staff, etc are involved...

the findings including case management and some leadership types. The doctors orders were countermanded and "adjusted" to meet the billing needs by the wakemed staff. The Heart Center was a prized revenue center for the system and the numbers were poured over constantly. There is no way low level staff (case management) dreamed this up even if they corrupt the process. No doubt it went to and came from the top--CFO included. Remember too that Wake Cardiology refused to join Wake and went instead with Rex, setting off Wild Bill on the fool's errand (and cost) of trying to buy Rex.

soyousay
January 22, 2013 10:50 a.m.

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I'D urge the owners of wake med to fire all the affected areas of mis management and corruption and start with new personell. when joe citizen commits crime he goes to jail when wake med steals from the tax payer- nothing happens. i'd say thats business as usual in nc.

wildpig777
January 22, 2013 8:37 a.m.

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Several years back I had an accident and had to go to WakeMed. Next thing I know I have an outrageous bill, with all kinds of line items I never received, including a room! I battled them on that for over a year, and they sent it to collections. It took almost one more year to get it cleared up.

Anyways, I know for a fact they are misbilling; but what is more interesting to me is how rapidly they have grown, trying to monopolize all health care in the area.

uh huh dats right
January 22, 2013 8:25 a.m.

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Just wondering what doctors, staff, etc are involved.

vincentwilliam794
January 22, 2013 8:22 a.m.

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A while back Wake Med attempted to buy out REX Hospital, maybe now Wake Med's punishment for defrauding the U.S. Medicare system should be that Wake Med would have to be absorbed by Rex Healthcare and the Wake Med board and all the officers be dismissed.

imtiredofit
January 21, 2013 6:15 p.m.

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I wonder if the judge noticed that the finances required for WakeMed's (and Dr Atkinson's) empire building could not come simply from the employee benefits that have been reduced since Dr Atkinson arrived from New Hanover.

jmfybs1
January 21, 2013 6:07 p.m.

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I said this in a post on a previous article...three years ago WakeMed was broke...in the red...now they are flourishing... buying up hospitals and private practices like crazy...wonder where the $ came from???

buford
January 21, 2013 3:33 p.m.

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About now, some enterprising journalist type should compare and contrast what Bill did to New Hanover immediately before coming to Wake

soyousay
January 21, 2013 3:12 p.m.

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Then Billy says no one was fired or reprimanded for this little piccadillo...no kidding...fire or remimand someone for doing what is expected and likely encouraged = disgruntled employee = whistleblower

soyousay
January 21, 2013 3:10 p.m.

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