Losing my job.... - Anon

I am seething with anger right now.  I am losing my job of five years by the end of the week, not because of lack of work, not because my work is not up to par, but because the doctor I work for has just been brought up on charges of insurance fraud and perjury. 

I have been working for an orthopedic surgeon as a medical claims reviewer who strictly does Independent Medical Examinations.  There are six girls in one office and six girls in another office in a different location.  The doctor does not work out of these two offices.  These offices are just where the paperwork is done.  The doctor rents space in other offices to conduct his examinations and they are located all over the area, some offices as far away as 50 miles. He performs about 40 to 50 examinations per day in a four day work week.    Of the six girls in the office location where I am, only two and myself are responsible for the reviewing of records and typing the reports.  Believe it or not, I have never even met this physician.  He never comes to the office. All orders are given by his wife, who is an absentee office manager.  She may visit the office about once a month, if that. 

He had performed an examination on a patient that was seriously injured in a work related accident.  He was in and out of court with the patient and the insurance company.  When he gave his last testimony he reported that the patient is perfectly capable of going back to work, when in fact, he really wasn’t.  His report noted that he performed numerous tests and that the patient had full range of motion in all extremities.  It was then when the patient produced a video tape of that examination. It shows the doctor only spending less than 2 minutes with this patient and not performing the said examinations.  The judge literally nailed the doctor to the cross !!  He was told that that he is being brought up on perjury charges and insurance fraud.  The judge told the doctor to retire or the transcripts would be made public.  The doctor refused, the transcripts were made public, and the insurance companies are now cancelling all their claimant’s appointments.  The judge is also ordering the review of his tax records and he will most likely lose his license to practice. 

In less than 24-hours since this happened, there has been no work. The insurance companies have refused to deal with this doctor after this incident and I don't blame them.   The doctor has not called or visited the offices to speak to us.  We found out about this from the insurance companies. 

This doctor has made millions.  He really has no worries at all other than his credibility. There are now twelve people who will be out of work by the end of the week who live paycheck to paycheck.