More about the NCDHHS!

Last post I wrote about my contact with Beverley Speroff and her response to my request for information. This week I received a reply from the office of Kathleen Sebelius, in response to the same letter that was sent to Ms. Speroff . The response was pretty much the same, I was referred back to the local DHHS office. My next step was to write to Aldona Vos the Secretary of the NCDHHS, requesting the same information. As of yet I have not received a reply from Secretary Vos.
The reason for the letters is, the report of the investigation conducted by the NCDHSR. I have a copy of the documents from their investigation that are full of inaccurate information. I am only asking them to produce some sort of documentation concerning facts that are crucial to their investigation. I would assume that if they actually had done an investigation, there would be documentation of the facts. When you read the report, it appears that the things in question were simply the opinion of the investigator. That investigator, Todd Davis, is now the Western Regional Director of the NCDHSR nursing home licensure division. I guess like most government positions, incompetence is rewarded with a promotion!
I will continue to check the mail for a letter from Secretary Vos's office, but I am not holding my breath. It is obvious that the money the nursing home owners throw around is a huge obstacle. For the record, a copy of the letter sent to Secretary Vos was also sent to Governor Pat McCrory. If the media is correct, there seems to be a cozy relationship between Governor McCrory , Secretary Vos and her husband as well. My thinking is that the North Carolina group is seriously connected to a larger group in Washington. All of them simply looking for the biggest campaign contributions and special perks.
My brother found some pretty interesting facts, concerning referrals in the healthcare business. I know there are laws against physician self referral, yet CMS publishes a list of providers and referrals. The list indicates that DR. Larry Joe Russell averaged 2756 referrals a week for three years, and referred out 2243 a week, most of them to his office. Is that not what would be considered self referrals? I guess that the CMS is too busy doing whatever else they do to read their own reports!
Below is the link to DR. Russells referrals, take a look at the list of people sharing the same address.
http://w.npidashboard.com/relationship/1891772513
http://w.npidashboard.com/npi/1891772513
Self referrals ? Not Dr. Larry Joe.