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Advance Health May session, ‘Shattering Stigma Through Mental Wellbeing’ brought together key stakeholders to discuss how to improve patient’s mental health journey in healthcare and how to remove barriers to care.
Watch the full session Advance Health: Shattering Stigma Throu…
Our client, a major player in the Australian healthcare market, engaged us to conduct a detailed Medicare billing review as part of due diligence for a potential acquisition. The target business was a large, multi-site general practice operation with over 200 GPs contributing to …
This report was prepared for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to assess payment integrity in spinal surgery billing, as part of a broader investigation into chronic low back pain.
Our brief was to analyse private health insurance inpatient billing for spinal surgeries t…
Our client, a state government regulator overseeing workers compensation schemes, engaged us to assess the integrity of medical practitioner billing and claims management processes.
Following initial discussions, we agreed to a proof-of-concept project. Synapse was tasked with…
Dr Margaret Faux was engaged to provide an independent expert opinion regarding the Medicare billing compliance of a medical specialist under review by the Professional Services Review (PSR) Agency. The PSR is responsible for investigating whether services billed to Medicare comp…
Dr Margaret Faux was engaged to provide an expert opinion in a high-stakes matter concerning the Medicare billing practices of a medical specialist working within a public hospital setting. The case formed part of a formal state inquiry examining the conduct and compliance of med…
Margaret and other health professionals call on the government to give greater powers to the Professional Services Review Agency to conduct national medical records audits.
Anaesthetist Joanna Sutherland (chair of the Safety and Quality Committee of the Australian and New Zealan…
Another informative article from ABC Investigations, published on May 1st 2024, about the fraud, waste and abuse by some medical professionals within the Medicare billing system. This time with a focus on questionable billing by Anaesthetists.
Dr Sutherland, Dr Peck and I have…
