Waste includes any misuse of resources, such as the overuse of services or other practices that
directly or indirectly result in unnecessary
costs to the Medicare Program. - answers✔✔True
Once a corrective action plan is started, the corrective action plan must be monitored annually
to ensure they are effective. - answers✔✔False
These are examples of issues that should be reported to a Compliance Department: suspected
fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA); potential
health privacy violation, unethical behavior, and employee misconduct. - answers✔✔True
What are some of the penalties for violating fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) laws? -
answers✔✔All of the above
Some of the laws governing Medicare Part C and D fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) include the
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Civil False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and the Criminal
Health Care Fraud Statute. - answers✔✔True
Any person who knowingly submits false claims to the Government is liable for five times the
Government's damages caused by the
violator plus a penalty. - answers✔✔False
Ways to report potential fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) include: - answers✔✔All of the above