It’s that time of year again to start planning for NHCAA’s Annual Training Conference (ATC). This year we will be in Orlando, Florida, providing three days filled with motivating keynote speeches, over 60 educational sessions, multiple networking opportunities, and new anti-fraud technologies in the Anti-Fraud Expo.

On June 1, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) published its Spring 2017 Semiannual Report to Congress. The report covers the timeframe of October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017.

On May 24, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a day-long conference to take a comprehensive look at how identity theft has evolved over the last decade and what we can do to address this challenge in the future. NHCAA staff listened in and Medical ID theft was discussed along with other forms the crime takes. Many post-conference resources are available.

Earlier this month, NHCAA distributed the Association's 2016 Annual Report highlighting the past year's successes and accomplishments, confirming once again that the Association provides our members, partners, and the industry as a whole with a range of effective resources to improve and strengthen the fight against health care fraud.

At NHCAA’s recent Annual Training Conference in Atlanta, the association’s Member Organizations voted to approve its 2017 slate of Board of Directors. Richard “Rick” Munson of UnitedHealthcare was elected as the 2017 Board of Directors Chairperson.

NHCAA has released a new issue brief titled "What the Data Reveals: The Evolution of Information Sharing in the Fight Against Health Care Fraud," that offers a bit of history of the role that information sharing has played in NHCAA's development and in the anti-fraud profession, followed by a glimpse of where it's headed next. The paper examines the recent development of the Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership (HFPP).