Company in the healthcare sector was reported to the police by the county council – new agreements

"Company in the healthcare sector was reported to the police by the county council – new agreements"

"the health care Provider Prima child - and vuxenpsykiatri was reported to the police by the Stockholm county council for the suspected systematic fakturafusk in april."

"Now, the company gets a new contract with the Region of Stockholm worth sek 125 million."

"– It's about deception vis-à-vis the Stockholm Region, " says oppositionsregionrådet Talla Alkurdi (S)."

"At the beginning of 2018 was revealed that the private healthcare provider Prima child - and ungdomspsykiatris business in Danderyd, sweden for a long time and systematically sent the suspiciously high bills to the county council of Stockholm."

"In april, the county council, the private company and started its own investigation into what should have been."

"Now in January 2019, the health and sjukvårdsnämnden have adopted the same company who just months before was reported to the police for suspected salted invoices for the costs for the Region of Stockholm for approximately sek 125 million."

"In tjänsteutlåtandet it says: ”For Anbudsområde 1 has Prima Child-and Vuxenpsykiatri Stockholm AB has given it the economic most advantageous tender in respect of the combination of price and quality.”"

" ”Such health care providers should not be rewarded”"

"the County council of Stockholm (now the Stockholm Region) started in the beginning of 2018 a private investigation into the suspected fraud with invoices. The investigation shall, according to Aftonbladet's information to be completed in march 2019."

"a Responsible politician in the county council for health & health care is Susanne Nordling (MP). She does not want to answer Some questions and announce through their press that it ”is not our role to comment on the ongoing investigation”."

"the Opposition in the Stockholm Region, however, is critical to how appropriate it is that a new contract to a player that the Region itself been reported to the police for suspected cheating. "

"Once a new agreement is clubbed on the Health and sjukvårdsnämnden then chose the social democrats to not participate in the decision. "

" I was surprised. If it is true that Prima charged for the visit has not taken place in reality in order to bill for the higher amount, then it's a matter of fraud vis-à-vis the Stockholm Region. "

"– Such providers should not be rewarded with new contracts, it is our tax money it's all about, "says oppositionsregionrådet Talla Alkurdi (S),"

"Found errors in their own investigation."

"PRIMA Child - and Vuxenpsykiatri AB set up its own inquiry after Stockholm läns landsting, SLL, raised suspicions. The suspicions of data entry errors was directed towards a of the company, at the time, 19 receptions. After having checked more than 3 000 registrations, the examination that some errors occurred."

"–It is of course extremely regrettable, and we have already launched a programme of action for the entire operation to ensure that the same errors or similar not be repeated, writes Mari Björelind, CEO of PRIMA Child - and Vuxenpsykiatri on the company's website."

"Aftonbladet have searched for Mari Björelind for a comment."