The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) announced that Roger I. Purnell, AHFI, CFE, Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) at BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) has been elected as the 2019 Chair of the NHCAA Board of Directors.

NHCAA would like to congratulate the winners of the 2018 NHCAA Awards Program: Investigation of the Year, Medical Directors, John Morris Volunteer Service and SIRIS Investigation of the Year.

NHCAA is now accepting abstracts for its 2019 training programs. Please consider sharing your knowledge and expertise with the health care fraud investigative field. Working collectively to share and learn is the key to winning the fight against health care fraud.

Make sure to budget adequate travel dollars for training and travel to take advantage of NHCAA's educational programs. Member Organizations and Law Enforcement Liaisons receive up to two tuition-free seats per individual NETS program, Platinum Supporting Members receive one.

NHCAA recently published its biennial benchmarking survey, the Anti-Fraud Management Survey for Calendar Year 2017. The full Survey Report is accessible only to Member Organizations and Law Enforcement Liaisons.

NHCAA has published a new white paper that examines the scope of responsibility of health insurer special investigations units and how they calculate return on investment within their organizations. NHCAA’s biennial Anti-Fraud Management Survey reports on SIU outcomes, which have historically been combined to calculate SIU return on investment. This new paper provides insight about the challenges in measuring SIU ROI while demonstrating the value SIUs bring to their organizations.