Healthcare organizations are under increasing pressure to strengthen compliance programs and demonstrate ongoing adherence to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA) regulations. Failure to comply with mandatory annual FWA training requirements can expose your practice to serious consequences — including audits, repayment demands, civil penalties, exclusion from federal healthcare programs, and significant reputational damage.

Unfortunately, many practices still struggle to fully understand:

• what regulators expect,
• how to identify potential violations,
• how to properly document compliance efforts, and
• what actions to take when problems are discovered.

In this practical, plain-English training, healthcare attorney Amanda Waesch, Esq., will walk you through the essential components of an effective Fraud, Waste, and Abuse compliance program. You’ll gain real-world guidance to help your organization satisfy annual training obligations, recognize high-risk behaviors, strengthen internal oversight, and reduce exposure to costly enforcement actions.

Whether you manage a physician practice, billing department, compliance program, or healthcare organization, this session will provide actionable strategies you can immediately implement to improve compliance and protect your revenue.

In This Training, You’ll Learn How To:

• Differentiate between fraud, waste, and abuse — and understand why each creates unique compliance risks
• Recognize common billing, documentation, coding, and operational behaviors that trigger audits and investigations
• Identify red flags that may signal potential FWA violations within your organization
• Develop a clear reporting structure and chain of accountability for compliance issues
• Understand employee responsibilities related to FWA prevention and reporting
• Strengthen your compliance plan to align with CMS and OIG expectations
• Respond appropriately when suspected violations or overpayments are identified
• Reduce your practice’s risk of penalties, repayment demands, and payer scrutiny
• Build a culture of compliance that supports ethical operations and accurate reimbursement
• Document your annual training efforts to demonstrate compliance during audits

Why This Training Matters

Federal agencies continue to increase scrutiny of healthcare billing, coding, documentation, and reimbursement practices. Organizations that fail to provide effective FWA education may face:

• costly fines,
• payer recoupments,
• increased audit exposure,
• exclusion from federal healthcare programs, and
• reputational harm.

This training simplifies complex compliance requirements into practical guidance your team can actually use — helping you proactively reduce risk instead of reacting after a problem occurs.

Who Should Attend?

•  Practice Administrators
• Compliance Officers
• Physicians & Providers
• Medical Billers & Coders
• Revenue Cycle Leaders
• Office Managers
• Healthcare Executives
• Audit & Compliance Staff
• Anyone responsible for healthcare compliance oversight