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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Whistleblower Sues Major EHR Software Company; Alleges Fraud

By Mike DePeau-Wilson and Marie Rosenthal

A former WakeMed Health employee filed a lawsuit against a large electronic health record vendor under the False Claims Act for allegedly fraudulent practices in its medical claims software, according to court documents. Geraldine Petrowski, of North Carolina, alleges the company doubled-billed Medicare and Medicaid.

Epic Systems Corporation, a Wisconsin-based health care information technology company, provides software applications that