Episode 98: How To Fraud-Proof Your General Practice
From Scale My Clinic by Dr. Sachin Patel & Dr. Todd Cameron
March 25, 2026 · 56 min · Season 1 · Episode 98
About this episode
This episode discusses how to protect general practices from fraud and financial mismanagement.
It happens more than anyone wants to admit. And most Practice Owners wouldn't even know it was going on. Phantom billing at reception. Personal expenses paid through the business. Cash disappearing from the drawer. One person running everything with no oversight. Todd sits down with Kelly Chard, accountant and founder of GrowthMD, to walk through exactly where Practices are exposed and how to lock it down. Kelly has seen it all, from small-scale theft that built up over years to full-blown Medicare fraud discovered too late. This episode is the playbook for making sure it doesn't happen to you. What you'll get from this episode: The red flags that should make every Practice Owner nervous Why having one person run everything is your biggest risk How to separate duties so no single team member controls the full chain The fortnightly finance meeting that takes 20 minutes and changes everything What to do about cash, petty cash, and why Practices should go cashless How phishing emails and AI-generated invoices are targeting Practices right now The tool that replaces petty cash and credit cards with controlled digital spending ….. Resources mentioned: Kelly's LinkedIn video : The 3…
People in this episode
Hosts: Dr. Sachin Patel, Dr. Todd Cameron
Guest: Kelly Chard
Topics covered
- fraud prevention
- general practice
- financial oversight
- accounting
- risk management
- healthcare compliance
Keywords
- fraud
- general practice
- accounting
- financial oversight
- Medicare fraud
- cash management
- risk checklist
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GrowthMD
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