Healthcare Fraud (eBook)

An invaluable tool equipping healthcare professionals, auditors,
and investigators to detect every kind of healthcare fraud

According to private and public estimates, billions of dollars
are lost per hour to healthcare waste, fraud, and abuse. A
must-have reference for auditors, fraud investigators, and
healthcare managers, Healthcare Fraud, Second Edition
provides tips and techniques to help you spot--and
prevent--the "red flags" of fraudulent activity within your
organization. Eminently readable, it is your "go-to" resource,
equipping you with the necessary skills to look for and deal with
potential fraudulent situations.

* Includes new chapters on primary healthcare, secondary
healthcare, information/data management and privacy, damages/risk
management, and transparency

* Offers comprehensive guidance on auditing and fraud detection
for healthcare providers and company healthcare plans

* Examines the necessary background that internal auditors should
have when auditing healthcare activities

Managing the risks in healthcare fraud requires an understanding
of how the healthcare system works and where the key risk areas
are. With health records now all being converted to electronic
form, the key risk areas and audit process are changing. Read
Healthcare Fraud, Second Edition and get the valuable
guidance you need to help combat this critical problem.