Home Health & Hospice Week

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Home Care Therapist Tops OIG's Fugitive List

An indicted physical therapist in the large home care fraud schemes that took place in the Detroit area is one of the HHS Office of Inspector General’s most wanted fugitives. In August 2011, Janaki Chettiar was indicted on Medicare fraud charges, the OIG notes. Chettiar was a registered PT who allegedly performed physical therapy services for Physicians Choice Home Health [...]
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