CASE STUDY 1 Healthcare Administration Assignment Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Date Instructor’s Name CASE STUDY 2 Case: New Orleans woman sentenced to prison for role in $3.2 million health care fraud and kickback scheme. (2018) Introduction This case is about Sandra Parkman, a 63-year-old woman found guilty of health care fraud, amounting to $3.2 million. In this case, Kurt D. Engelhardt, a U.S. District judge of Louisiana, sentenced the accused, in addition to a restitution payment of $277,197. The case's primary charges included; one count of conspiracy to pay and receive health care kickbacks, one account of the conspiracy to commit health care fraud, five accounts of receiving health care kickbacks, and two counts of health care fraud (United States Department of Justice. 2018). This paper will analyze the case and assess the appropriateness of the outcome while discussing how health care organizations can successfully implement a corporate compliance program to assist in minimizing the risk of fraud. Case Analysis The evidence provided by the FBI in collaboration with the HHS-OIG from 2004 to 2009 revealed that Parkman and others coordinated in supplying unnecessary durable medical equipment power wheelchairs, and Medicare beneficiaries both inside and outside New Orleans. The findings, in this case, showed that Parkman had collaborated with the co-defendant Tracy Richardson Brown who owned an equipment supply firm to obtain signatures from physic ...
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