William McBee, CFE, LPI

Catching health care fraud with statistical graphics

Inflating codes that determine how much Medicare and Medicaid pay to health care providers is common practice among fraudsters. Now they’re doing it in increasingly sophisticated ways. Here we examine how statistical graphics can help spot upcoding in what can be an arcane and complicated billing process.

Written By: Terry Allen, Ph.D., William McBee, CFE, LPI


 

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