Medicare Fraud, Waste & Abuse Training
Course Overview
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires Medicare providers and their employees to complete training on fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) prevention. This course covers the key laws, definitions, and obligations that Medicare providers must understand — and how to identify and report FWA in your organization.
Duration: 76 minutes | Frequency: As required by CMS (typically annual)
Who Should Take This Course
Medicare-participating providers and their employees, including physicians, advanced practice providers, billing staff, compliance officers, and anyone involved in Medicare billing and documentation.
What You’ll Learn
- Definitions of fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare context
- Key federal laws: False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law
- Common examples of Medicare fraud, waste, and abuse
- CMS requirements for compliance programs
- How to identify potential FWA in billing and documentation
- Whistleblower protections under the False Claims Act
- Reporting suspected FWA — internal and external channels
- Consequences of FWA: exclusion, civil penalties, and criminal prosecution
Compliance Requirement
CMS requires Medicare Advantage, Part D, and certain other Medicare program participants to complete annual FWA training. This course fulfills that requirement with a completion certificate.
How to Get Started
Getting your team trained is simple. Contact MedWaste Solution and we’ll set up access to our online training platform powered by Compliance Publishing. Courses are available 24/7 from any device — staff can complete training on their own schedule. A completion certificate is issued automatically upon finishing the course.
Available nationwide — not limited to our physical service territory.
Call 309-276-0409 or complete the form below for a free quote.
