The nurse is considering "blowing the whistle" on a potential Medicare fraud situation occurring in a physician's office. The nurse has worked at this office for 12 years and has many friends among the staff and patients
What incentive does this nurse have for assuming the whistleblower role? 1. The nurse is entitled to a percentage of any money recovered.
2. After the nurse exposes the potential fraud, the nurse's responsibility in the case is complete.
3. By law, the nurse can be subject to no negative actions related to whistleblowing.
4. The nurse can "leak" the information to a news source first and still be protected by whistleblowing laws.
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Explanation: 1. The nurse will be entitled to a percentage of any money recovered as a result of this disclosure.
2. The nurse will have to testify.
3. While there is a law against overt punishment for disclosure, covert punishment may still exist.
4. The information must come from the nurse, not from a secondary source.
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