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Hi friends,
GOOD MORNING,
Thos who r dying to do externship,pls be careful about this paid externship companies,
Those people ad,like fmg affordable etc., can be seen in all sites,forums,
Don't pay them blindly without properly researching them,I'm about to pay Fmg affordable but luckily saw this forum,the link is
http://www.usmleforum.com/files/forum/2007/4/1744....
It says that,
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2002 Contact: Sean Caine, 410-576-6357
COLUMBIA STOCK BROKER PLEADS GUILTY
TO STEALING $125,000 FROM MEDICAID
Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr., announced today that a Columbia stock broker has pled guilty to one count of felony Medicaid fraud for stealing $125,000 from the Maryland Medical Assistance program (Medicaid). "Barry Mehta", of the 5500 block of Oakland Mills Road, entered a guilty plea before the Honorable Robert N. Dugan in Baltimore County Circuit Court for his actions while operating Family Home Center (FHC), an adult day care center located at 5550 Baltimore National Pike. FHC provided medical care and rehabilitative services to eligible Medicaid recipients from 1993 until 2000. Mehta will be sentenced on January 8, 2003.
Mehta owned and operated Family Home Center from 1993 to 2000. During the seven year period that his facility was open, Mehta systematically billed the State for clients who were not actually present. The employees of FHC were required by Mehta to take client attendance on a daily basis. As part of that process, they recorded the status of each client. Mehta instructed employees on a daily basis to add an average of two names to the list of present clients. Mehta then used the attendance sheets to complete the invoices that were sent to Medicaid for payment.
One example of the fraudulent billing scheme involved a patient Suniti C., an elderly woman who was enrolled by Mehta after she began living in his house and working as her housekeeper. Suniti was occasionally absent and never attended FHC on weekends. However, Mehta instructed the witness to mark Suniti as present every day that the center was open, regardless of Suniti's presence. Medicaid billing records for Suniti reveal that FHC was paid on 101 occasions for Saturdays, and 10 more on Sundays, resulting in fraudulent proceeds to Mehta in the amount of $6,444.28.
FHC billed the Medicaid program for adult day care services provided to enrolled Medicaid recipients. In return for services provided in accordance with the relevant regulations, Medicaid would pay FHC per patient per day. That rate increased over time, but, during the time covered by the Indictment, from October 1993 to May 2000, the average amount paid per patient per day to FHC was $57.01. Medicaid regulations require that a provider bill only for services that are actually provided to eligible recipients. The amount of fraudulent billings submitted by Mehta totaled $125,000.
CPM Corporation, a company controlled by Mehta and associated with his day care center, also entered a plea of guilty to felony Medicaid fraud, and was sentenced by the court to pay a penalty of $250,000.
Those guys who still need more information,pls check maryland attorney link:
http://www.oag.state.md.us/Press/2003/0109a03.htm
I WANT TO TELL ALL MY FRIENDS TO B CAREFUL AND I DON'T KNOW THE ENTIRE TRUTH AND MYSTERY BEHIND THIS,
OPINIONS are always welcome,
and any one who did externship there or with FMG PORTAL OR FMG AMERICA OR EVEN FMG AFFORDABLE, can post their experiences here and pls help us,
G/L to all guys going for 2008 match,
WE CAN WIN.
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| SSCOOL
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TO BBB,
Do u have any idea regarding this issue,
Is fmg portal and fmg america safe to do externship,
Thanx in advance.
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| drgauravrana
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thanks 4 saving ... i too saw it n then i saw ur column good... fmg potal i recieved a lettr 4m them not sure whether they r safe... u can apply urself too... many universities gv clerckships..
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| SSCOOL
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Hi drgauravrana,
Thanx for ur opininon,
But i tried a lof of programs,but no one has replied positively,
That's problem with universities,they need USCE but non one is ready to offer it!!!!
Then how can we get it??????(MILLION dollar question).
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| babydoc4usmle
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it's up to IMG/FMG to figure that out and not Univ's problem...
i still can't find an answer to this question, but i think that there is very limited amount of IMGs who actually get externship, because they have connections in places
and all other have is an illusion that it is possible for everybody else
if i will find an answer to The Question - i'll let you know
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| Shal
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Hi,
I am also trying for an externship and not getting it, it is pretty difficult. But wherever i have called they are ready to provide you electives, if you are enrolled in medical school and are medical student currently. So just putting this information so that students who are planning to give USMLE, should try doing electives..as it will be very helpful to them during their residency application. You can type Visiting student in the university's website and can get lot of information for that. I know people have done electives. You will have to contact your school administration office also about their policies.
Keep Trying
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| SSCOOL
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HI Babydocusmle, Shal,
Thank u for ur guidance,
Shal,u r right,but when I was in my medical school,to be frank with u,I did't even know wot's USMLE.I came to know only during my Internship.
So,I guess most of our Juniors r also in same position.
MAY BE those who see these forums will get an idea and plan accordingly.
G/L to everyone for the match.
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| Jingimg
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Thank you, I nearly pay for it.
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