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This Year, at NHCAA’s Annual Training Conference, we polled over 300 healthcare experts to better understand the current state of fraud, waste and abuse in the United States. We've compiled the answers in our "Behind Healthcare Fraud, Waste and Abuse" infographic, which we hope you'll enjoy. Join the discussion on Twitter #BehindFWA.TRANSCRIPT
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At NHCAA’s 2013 Annual Training Conference, we polled 300 investigators, clinicians and other FWA experts across commercial, federal and local state agencies to better understand where we’re effectively fighting fraud, waste and abuse–and where we have room for improvement. Below are
the answers they provided. Ahead is the opportunity to put up a better fight.
WHEREWHAT
WHEN& WHY BE
HINDHEALTHCARE
FRAUD,WASTEAND ABUSE.
Every day, we lose nearly $1,000,000,000. That’s nearly $600,000 every minute.
FWA LOSSES, A BREAKDOWN
100 50 100 150 200
ANNUAL LOSSES BY INDUSTRY (IN BILLIONS)
Rx
Dental
Physician
Facility
Every year, over $300 billion is lost to healthcare fraud, waste and abuse in this country.
$300BILLION
WHERE CAN WEMOST IMPROVE OUR EFFORTS?
12%Greater government oversight
and regulation.
37%Increased transparency between
payers and providers.
The sharing of healthcare data across payers.
51%
OTHER RESOURCESARE REQUIRED TO HELP STOP FWA?
Other (Examples included: more tools, man-power)
3%
New software solutions and innovative technology.
55%New and evolving organizational
strategies and support.
42%
WHAT
WHEN THE ACA TAKES EFFECT, HOW WILL IT IMPACT FWA?
3%There will be a minimal impact in new
schemes or our ability to prevent FWA.
22%It will mitigate and prevent
future schemes and trends.
75%An increase in the emergence of
new schemes and trends.
WHY HAVE WE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL FIGHTING FWA?
15%Other (Examples included: humanresources, organizational support)
40%Laws and bureaucracy prevent
us from real improvements.
45%There has been lack of innovation
in the tools we use to fight FWA.
To learn more about healthcare fraud, waste and abuse visit www.veriskhealth.com/fwa© 2014 Verisk Health
Cross-Payer CollaborationNew Technology Better Innovation
HOWREDUCE THE IMPACT OF FWA’S EFFECTS.
WE CAN