The former director of Innova, Josep Prat, stated in court that the Catalan government requested the hiring of Carles Manté and Jorge Batesteza for the Sant Joan de Reus Hospital, with their salaries covered by an increase in the healthcare agreement. This version contradicts former minister Marina Geli, who denied having intervened. The case involves possible irregularities in the use of public funds intended for healthcare, and the investigation seeks to clarify responsibilities in the management of resources that affect health services.
How data management can help detect diversions in healthcare agreements 📊
If audit systems based on data analysis algorithms were implemented, the flow of funds from the increase in the agreement to the salary of each hired person could be tracked. Blockchain technology, for example, allows each transaction to be recorded immutably, creating a verifiable history. Artificial intelligence tools could identify anomalous patterns in hiring, such as unjustified salary increases or duplicate positions. This would reduce opacity and facilitate accountability without relying on contradictory statements.
Hiring charged to healthcare: the menu of discord 🍽️
It seems that at the Sant Joan de Reus Hospital, the executive menu included two main courses: a Carles Manté and a Jorge Batesteza, all paid for with the healthcare investment fund. Former minister Geli assures that she did not request anything, but former director Prat claims the recipe came directly from the Catalan government. In the end, the only thing that is clear is that patients are still waiting to be cured, while managers get tangled up in a trial that seems more like a soap opera than an audit.