INVS 6663 - Healthcare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Trends and Schemes

Healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) has been in existence for decades. Each year, as the estimates for FWA losses continue to increase, the challenge of detecting and preventing these schemes also continues to grow. Trends have evolved, becoming more difficult to detect and more harmful to patients. This course will examine the past, present, and future of healthcare fraud trends as well as focus on some of the most significant schemes that have impacted our healthcare system. 3 credits.