The European Healthcare Fraud and Corruption Network Signs Memorandum
of Understanding With Canadian
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Effort aims to create an international network of healthcare counterfraud organisations and professionals and pursue a co-operative andcollaborative approach to combating the problem of healthcare fraud.BRUSSELS, BELGIUM--(Marketwire - August 04, 2009) - The EuropeanHealthcare Fraud and Corruption Network (EHFCN) today announced thesigning of a formal Memorandum of Understanding with two like-mindedorganisations-the Canadian Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (CHCAA)and the American National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA).All three organisations share the common goal of reducing andeliminating healthcare fraud in their respective jurisdictions aswell as globally."Healthcare fraud is a serious problem with a staggering price tagestimated between EUR 30 billion and EUR 100 billion annually in theEuropean Union alone. Every euro lost to fraud means someone,somewhere is not getting the treatment they need, they are ill forlonger, and in some cases they simply die unnecessarily. Make nomistake - healthcare fraud kills", says Paul Vincke, President ofEHFCN.Healthcare fraud schemes have become exportable and fraud trends arebecoming more and more similar from country to country. These schemescontinue to grow in their complexity and represent a multi-billiondollar cost to healthcare and benefit payers worldwide. Our evolvingglobal healthcare landscape creates a heightened need forinternational cooperation between entities dedicated to addressingthis problem.The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between NHCAA, CHCAA andEHFCN represents the launching of an international network ofhealthcare counter fraud organisations that are engaged in theprevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of healthcarefraud.In describing the value of this effort, Paul Vincke adds: "It isessential that associations such as EHFCN, CHCAA and NHCAA formstrong relationships and network in order to deal with potentialincreases in global cross-border fraud and corruption by exchanginginformation on current problems and solutions. Joint working willensure that all healthcare systems in Europe, Canada and America havethe best strategies for tackling healthcare fraud and corruptionavailable to them."Through strategic partnerships, the network intends to raiseawareness internationally about the issue of healthcare fraud whilegathering and sharing information on the trends, issues, facts andfigures relating to the problem. In addition, the network willcooperatively work to improve international standards of practicearound fraud prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution.This includes the development of training programmes offered as jointeducational efforts among the participating organisations to bolsterand prepare the world's healthcare anti-fraud professionals.The European Healthcare Fraud and Corruption Network (EHFCN) -Established in 2005, EHFCN is the only European organisationdedicated to combating healthcare fraud and corruption across Europe:Reducing losses will help bring back money to healthcare services forthe benefit of every patient. EHFCN provides information, tools,training and assistance in fighting fraud and corruption to its 25member associations based in 15 countries. It also offers a platformfor members to exchange information and ideas. Further informationcan be found at www.ehfcn.org.The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) - Establishedin 1985 by several private health insurers and federal and stategovernment officials, NHCAA is the only national U.S. organizationdevoted exclusively to combating health care fraud. NHCAA's missionis to protect and serve the public interest by raising awareness andimproving the detection, investigation, prosecution and prevention ofhealth care fraud. Further information can be found at www.nhcaa.org.The Canadian Health Care Anti-fraud Association (CHCAA) - Founded in2000 to give a voice to the public and private sector health careorganizations interested in preventing fraud in the Canadian healthcare environment. The CHCAA's Vision is to improve the CanadianHealth Care environment by eliminating health care fraud and itsMission is to combat health care fraud and assist in restoring theintegrity of the Canadian health care system. Further information canbe found at www.chcaa.org.Contacts:The European Healthcare Fraud and Corruption Network (EHFCN)Anne Pierson+32-2-739 7982 or +32-475-877283 (mobile)This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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