Four Current and Former Gil Hospital Employees Summarily Prosecuted for Embezzling Patient Refunds

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Former and current employees of Gachon University Gil Medical Center who embezzled tens of millions of won in medical fee refunds that should have been returned to patients have been summarily indicted.

The Incheon District Prosecutors' Office Intellectual Property and Health Crime Division announced on the 2nd that four former and current employees of Gil Medical Center, including former administrative team leader A (55), were summarily indicted with fines ranging from 5 million to 10 million won on charges of embezzlement.

A and others are accused of embezzling over 40 million won in excess medical fees paid in advance to Gil Medical Center between 2012 and 2013, which were confirmed after review by the National Health Insurance Service, without returning the amount to patients.

They also manipulated electronic records to make it appear as if the medical fee refunds had been returned to patients. Investigations revealed that part of the embezzled refund money was used for company dinners and personal living expenses.

Advance medical fees are amounts paid at the patient's discretion according to the hospital's calculation when discharged during nights or weekends when the hospital's medical fee review team is not operating.

Subsequently, the National Health Insurance Service accurately evaluates the items covered by insurance benefits among the medical fee details and notifies the hospital, and any overcharged amounts from the advance medical fees must be returned to the patients.

Meanwhile, among the four individuals found guilty of embezzlement, it is reported that three returned the embezzled refund money to the hospital and resigned.

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