Boot Camp for the Health Care Fraud Investigators & Medical Auditors

Course Schedule

Registration, Kickoff and Introduction
Session One

Introduction

  • Introduction
    • Understanding differences between Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Errors
    • Developing an Audit Plan vs. an Investigative Plan
    • Triaging allegations to decide pursuit
    • Understanding Benefit Packages' impact on investigative strategies
  • Detection
    • Overview of data analytics, key reports, and metrics
    • Thinking creatively to identify FWA through billing rules, reimbursement
    • Methodologies and coding
Coffee/Tea Break
Session Two

Prevention Strategies

  • Investigation
    • Collection and tracking of evidence, including chain of custody
    • Internet searches and evidence preservation
    • Case file maintenance and efficient organization
    • Various interviewing techniques for subjects, patients, witnesses, and staff
    • Report writing focusing on objectivity, key points identification, and structure
Lunch Break
Session Three

Current Healthcare FWA Schemes and Trends

  • Discussion on prevalent schemes and trends
  • Identification of tools to support findings.
Course Program
Time Topic
08:30 to 09:00Registration & Introduction
09:00 to 11:00Session One
11:00 to 11:10Coffee/Tea Break
11:10 to 12:40Session Two
12:40 to 13:30Lunch Break
13:30 to 15:00Session Three