Chiroquactor Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Health Care Fraud

Brent Detelich of Clearwater, Florida, formerly a chiropractor in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison by US District Judge Joy Conti in Pittsburgh. Detelich was convicted by jury trial in March 2007 on one  count of health care fraud and one count of mail fraud. Detelich owned and operated Detelich Chiropractic and Advanced Medical and Holistic of Hermitage.  Between 1996 and 2000, he submitted over $91,000 in fraudulent claims to Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield for chiropractic treatment and services which were never rendered.  When Highmark paid the claims, he split the payments with some of his patients who were involved in the fraud (AP).

We note that Detelich authored a chapter in a PowerPoint presentation for chiros published in 2005 called The Complete Insurance Guide. His contribution: “Dr. Detelich focuses on the billing- and insurance-related aspects of a chiropractic activecare approach.” No kidding!