Concept information
Preferred term
fraud and abuse
Definition
- Fraud and abuse in healthcare involve threats to the integrity of reimbursement programs. The most far-reaching laws concerning these practices prohibit illegitimate means of obtaining payment from public programs, most notably Medicare and Medicaid. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Fraud and Abuse]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/fraud_and_abuse
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