Kaiser fired its director of patient access for reporting what she believed was patient fraud

[The Straight Story]

Woman: Reported Illicit Patient Charges, Fired

PORTLAND (CN) - Kaiser fired its director of patient access business services for reporting what she believed was patient fraud, the director says in a complaint filed in Multnomah County Court.

Aimee Mansell sued Kaiser and her boss Lisa Morrison for wrongful termination and whistle blowing.

Mansell says in her complaint that she blew the whistle on Morrison, who had "devised a policy where Emergency Department employees, including Ms. Mansell, would collect an additional 'triage' charge from Emergency Department patients, or include the triage charge on that patient's invoice for services."

Because she believed the charges to be a violation of state and/or federal law, Mansell reported these violations to defendant's complaint hotline, the court complaint says.

"On numerous occasions Ms. Mansell complained to her supervisors, human resources department, and managers at Kaiser about what she believed in good faith were different work related violations which were being committed by defendant Ms. Morrison and other Kaiser employees," her court complaint continues.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/11/29/52694.htm

[kestrel91316]

1. Why on earth is it referred to as "patient" fraud when it's

obviously the hospital committing fraud???????????????????????????????????????????

This is false reportage a la "voter fraud" when all that's going on is election fraud by corrupt officials.