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Dr. Edward Mazak Advancement in Public Awareness Award
In order to recognize achievements in raising public awareness about health care fraud, the CHCAA instituted the "Dr. Edward Mazak Advancement in Public Awareness Award" in 2005. Dr. Mazak was a practicing dentist as well as a Dental Consultant for a private insurer. His years of service to the dental profession and the insurance industry gave him a unique insight into the abuse of health care benefits and its overall affect on health care costs. This award is presented annually to individuals and organizations that have made an outstanding contribution to raising public awareness of health care fraud through efforts such as the development and implementation of a fraud awareness program or distributing anti-fraud information in a public forum.
The CHCAA congratulates Ms. Michele Henry, reporter from the Toronto Star, who was this year's recipient of the Dr. Edward Mazak Advancement in Public Awareness Award, presented at the CHCAA Annual Conference on September 21, 2011 in Gatineau, QC. Ms. Henry was recognized for her investigative report entitled "Shady clinics bilk $1.3 billion in bogus car insurance claims scam", published in The Toronto Star.The report raises public awareness about the proper credentialing of owners and operators of clinics, and the consequences of unrestricted access to confidential patient and physician information.
The CHCAA thanks Ms. Henry for all her efforts to raise awareness about this important issue.
Winners of the Mazak Award:
2011 Michele Henry - The Toronto Star
Past Winners of the Mazak Award:
- 2010 Marijka Hurko and Ioanna Roumeliotis - CBC National News
- 2009 Diana Zlomislic & Dale Brazao - Toronto Star
- 2008 CBC News Marketplace
- 2007 Competition Bureau
- 2006 Tom Blackwell - National Post
- 2005 Pharmacist Education Program