Healthcare Fraud in Canada: Why is it Not a Hot Topic?

This is an excellent question.  In fact, it is one we find intensely interesting because it is not quite understandable how there can be such a driven concern about this in the United States and so little here in Canada.  So we decided to take a look ourselves at the available literature and found a very concerning attitude here that “fraud” has been wiped from our healthcare vernacular.  Instead, euphemisms are used like “over-billing” and “over-utilization.”

So we decided to take a look ourselves at the available literature to see what is going on.

“Fraud” has disappeared from the healthcare vernacular

We found that the word “fraud” has been wiped from our healthcare vernacular. Instead, euphemisms are used like “over-billing” and “over-utilization” to draw attention away from potential criminal activity. Just look at a recent story we excerpted for our website from the Toronto Star on doctor billings in Ontario.

Troubling!

No federal coordination 

We also found there is no coordinated oversight in Canada relating to healthcare fraud.

White paper on healthcare fraud in Canada NOW available

So to detail our findings, we have written a white paper on the subject. If you are already a subscriber of the Monitor Telegram, you have been sent a link to a download page so you can get a copy.

If you haven’t subscribed yet, you get a free copy when you do so.  Just look for the subscription form in our  sidebar

Online survey on healthcare fraud

At the end of the paper, we have a link to an anonymous, online survey on your experience with healthcare fraud.

We look forward to publishing the results.