Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse found healthcare fraud may be 23.2 percent lower by the end of this year than in 2015, according to RevCycle Intelligence.
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse is a research organization at Syracuse (N.Y.) University.
Here are five things to know:
1. During the first six months of 2016, the U.S. government reported 239 new healthcare fraud prosecutions. Last year, there were a total of 622 healthcare fraud prosecutions.
2. Based on these trends, researchers predict there will be 478 total healthcare fraud prosecutions by the end of this year, indicating a 23.2 percent drop from 2015.
3. Healthcare fraud cases this year are down 9.5 percent from 2006.
4. In 2011, there were 1,235 healthcare fraud cases, with that figure dropping to 700 cases in 2012.
5. Healthcare fraud is currently the leading type of fraud charge, followed by mail fraud and conspiracy.
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