Saturday, February 6, 2016

Experiment of the Day February 6, 2016

Go to the search engine Bing and type in Rx Pro Brett Favre and click on images--if using Explorer you will get some images that aren't relevant, but you will also get image that state  in the left hand corner or right under the photo what link they previously appeared at and that they have been removed. If the image is still available on a specific web page, you can click on the link and go to the actual web page. You can also add or change just one word in the search such as change the search to Rx Pro pain cream Brett Favre and you will get different pictures; Also try other names mentioned in the compounding medication scandal such as Advantage Pharmacy's  and body builder Joele Smith.  You can do this same test in other search engines such as Google and click on images and find different pictures but it won't tell you the picture has been removed.  This search seems to work best with people who have done a lot of publicity or public appearances. You will also get different combinations of photos based on the browser you pair with the search engine.

Healthcare fraud among the FBI's top focus areas

Pointing to an increase in fraud schemes, the FBI director says the agency will continue utilizing public and private partnerships

Posted a Reminder Previously, but here is an actual case where private health care insurance is defrauded and the federal government had jurisdiction and prosecuted the defendants;

FBI — Four Defendants Sentenced in Private Insurance ...

https://www.fbi.gov/.../four-defendants-s...
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Oct 30, 2015 - Four defendants sentenced for their participation in various private health care fraud schemes. Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the ..

Question of the Day February 6, 2016

How easly would it be for a pharmacist or pharmacy tech to divert active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) replacing it with other similiar powder, liquid, etc and thus cutting corners and saving money to make more money?  Without proper testing of each batch of compounding medication or someone actually seeing it done, would there be anyway to detect it?