The people being targeted by these claims are not fraudsters. The personal care services Dr. Mehmet Oz attacked in New York are the clinical alternative to nursing home placement.
Dr. Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The Senate confirmed Dr. Oz 53-45, along party lines, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
On March 3, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, posted a video accusing New York state of running a fraud-ridden Medicaid program.
He claimed that 5 million beneficiaries, nearly 3 out of 4 enrollees, had received personal care services. The actual number is closer to 450,000. His figure was off by a factor of more than 10. The Trump administration acknowledged the error on April 10.
This was not an isolated mistake.
In January, Oz…
IT & DATA SECURITY (MITIGATING THE “INSIDER THREAT”)
As seen in the TD Bank case, an employee with too much “access” can sell your customer data to syndicates.
- Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP): Employees should only have access to the specific folders and databases required for their current task.
- Access Revocation: Have a “Termination Checklist” that ensures all digital access (Email, VPN, Banking) is revoked within 60 minutes of an employee resigning or being dismissed.
- System Logs & Audit Trails: Enable “Read/Write Logging” on your server. If a customer’s data is leaked, you need to know exactly which login accessed that record and at what time.
- Encryption at Rest: Ensure that sensitive files (like your customer ID numbers or payroll spreadsheets) are encrypted so that if a staff member copies them to a USB, they cannot be read.