Chiropractor Faces 125Fraud Counts PATERSON. NJ—A chiropractor with offices in Patcrson and Jersey City lias been cliargcd with 125 counts of insurance fraud for allegedly faking the claims of car accident victims so that they would appear to need continued care, the stale attorney general said Tuesday. Joseph Saloinone. 44. a resident of Nutley who owned the Pain and Injun Center of North Jersey on Broadway in Patcrson. allegedly stole more than $89,000 by filing false documentation to insurance companies. He allegedly "kept the patients coming for months and months of chiropractic care by falsifying the results of examinations so tliat tliey always supported continued treatment — and continued billing." said Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chicsa. The case was brought by Ron Chillcmi. the acting insurance fraud prosecutor for the suite. Besides the Patcrson office. Salomonc is president of Salomonc Chiropractic in Jersey City and liad run the now-defunct Pain Relief Health Center of New Jersey in East Orange, the Attorney General's Office said. The indictment by a slate grand jury said tliat between Aug. 16. 2007. and June 4. 2011. Saloinone asked his office workers to fill in forms about tlic rangc-of-motion tests of 37 patients who were car accident victims with information that didn't come from actual assessments of the patients. Eleven of the patients were treated at the Palcrson office. 14 in Jersey Cily and 12 in East Orange. This fraudulent documentation was then submitted to Allstate Insurance Co.. High Point Insurance Co.. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.. New Jersey Manufacturer's Insurance Co. and United States Automobile Association as part of the billing process, tlic indictment alleges. Through this fraud, tlic indictment said. Salomonc sought nearly $200,000 in reimbursements and received $89,283. The maximum sentence for each second-degree crime is 10 years in slate prison and a fine of up to $ 15O.(X)(). Salomonc remains licensed as a chiropractor, a spokesman fortlic state Board of Chiropractic Examiners said. Source: The Record British Physiotherapists and Podiatrists Become the First in World to Prescribe Medicines to their Patients UNITED KINGDOM—New legislation means they will no longer have to refer patients back to a General Physician (GP) or oilier healthcare workers if medications such as painkillers and anti-inflammatorics are needed, tlie Department of Health (DH) said. A DH spokesman said 'advanced practitioner1 physiotherapists and podiatrists in the UK would be the first in tlic world to be able to independently prescribe medicines where 'clinically appropriate'. Under the new legislation, physiotherapists will be able to prescribe medicines for issues such as chronic pain and respiratory diseases like asthma. Podiatrists. \y1k> treat disorders of the foot, ankle and lower leg. will also be able to prescribe medication for their patients. The College of Podiatry said the move will particularly benefit diabetic patients with infections of the feet and people suffering from other infections such as wounds and ingrown tocnails and fungal infections. Health minister Lord Howe said: 'Physiotherapists and podiatrists arc highly trained clinicians who play a vital role in ensuring patients receive integrated rare tliat helps them recover after treatment or manage a long-term condition successfully. Health Minister Lord Howe hopes the changes mean patients can gel medicines more easily 'By introducing these changes, we aim to make the best use of their skills and allow patients to benefit from a faster and more effective sen ice.' Tlie Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) welcomed tlic move, saying it will mean that patients arc offered quicker and more direct access to tlie medicines and treatment thev need. CSP chair Dr Helena Johnson said: 'Giving pin siotherapists tlie opportunity to prescribe independently will hugely improve the care we can provide in the future. 'Patients will now receive a more streamlined and efficient sen ice. meaning tlicy get tlic medicines they need more immediately. 'An unnecessary burden will be removed from doctors, with physiotherapists taking full responsibility and accountability for the prescribing decisions tlicy make. 'For patients, the chance of faster relief from pain or other symptoms will also mean mam' can benefit more quickly from their physiotherapy treatment.' Alison Wishait chair of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, said: 'Independent prescribing provides podiatrists with the opportunity to deliver more flexible sen ices for patients - ensuring timely access to medicines, care closer to home and enabling innovation.' The new legislation is expected to come into effect in April next year, with the first intake of podiatrists and physiotherapists to go into Health Professions Council-approved education programmes in autumn. Read more: http://www.dailvmail.co.uk/hcalth/art iclc-2178025/ Briti.sh-ph\si()thcra|)ists-»()rl(l-all(wc(l-|)i'CM:iil)c-iiiciliciiic.s-|)aliciit.s. html#i\//23dAiefO2 Source: Daily.Mail EZS Pass on the information to inform oilier D.C. s about events thai are really happening to chiropractors. For further information, fax 1-305-716-9212. Write us at [email protected] or *CO13H, 8619NW 68th St.. Miami. VI 33166.
