AHS 340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Sherman Antitrust Act, Emergency Medical Treatment And Active Labor Act, Clayton Antitrust Act
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Unfortunately, fraud and abuse have been areas of concern for our federal government programs for a very long time. The first law surrounding fraud dates back to 1863, with the lincoln law (false claims law) Attempts to further reduce this issue did not come about again until 1986. Throughout this presentation, we will review specific laws and concepts related to fraud and abuse between the years of 1995-2015. Billing for services not rendered or needed. Abuse-unintentional acts that aren"t consistent with best practice. We often see things labeled as abuse due to the difficult nature of proving intent for fraud. Fraud prevention really experienced it"s birth in the. From there we see speculation expand to all hco areas. Efforts dating back to 1995 have been the basis of what that provide government programs we know of today as corporate compliance.
