It is no surprise that generative AI (GenAI) is quickly becoming a potent tool in the health and life sciences industry. There are numerous ways that AI and GenAI can help beat the rising tide of fraud. We can count on these new technologies to enable the ability to commit
Over the last year, generative AI has captivated the public imagination. Many of us have become newly acquainted with the concept of an approaching Singularity coined by John von Neumann or Nick Bostrom’s Paper Clip thought experiment. Fortunately, Microsoft’s office assistant, Clippy, has yet to dutifully transform our planet into
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Blockchain technology and payment integrity in health care Blockchain technology has arrived in the health care space, bringing anticipation of revolutionary change in operational efficiency, data management, security, fraud prevention, disease prevention, and perhaps even in payments. While these are not new goals, I am ever the optimist. As almost
Health care fraud is often depicted as the great, five-headed hydra in Greek mythology. When you cut off one head, two more grow back. But more to the point, health care fraud has been presented as one of the primary (if not the primary) causes of unnecessary healthcare spend. However, just because
Every day there are news stories of fraud perpetrated against federal government programs. Topping the list are Medicaid and Medicare schemes which costs taxpayers an estimated $100 billion a year. Fraud also is rampant in other important federal programs, including unemployment and disability benefits, health care, food stamps, tax collection,
The U.S. health care market has always had practices in place to try and manage, or at least limit, aberrant behavior, which includes activities that are often described as cost containment, payment integrity and affordability. In the past, many organizations have appeared satisfied with their efforts in this area
