Medical Provider Fraud detection statistics
The Medical Provider Fraud detection analyzes data from medical claims to identify possible suspicious activity. Statistics are generated for a single provider and for a defined peer group for that provider.
Data Requirements for the Provider Fraud Models
The following table shows the default run schedules, the mandatory and optional statistics that are needed for the data models to provide useful information in the Pattern Explorer page and to create investigations automatically.
| Data Element | Suspicious Count | Excess Monetary Charged | Excess Monetary paid | Unusual Time Span | Benford Manipulated Charge | Benford Distribution Change | Potential Anomaly Group | Provider Patient Network | Provider/Peer Time Profile | RFM Analysis | Unbundling Association | Entity Analysis | Folio Analysis | Party Event Loss Analysis | Peer Creation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run Schedule | Daily | Daily | Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Monthly | Weekly | Monthly | Monthly | Weekly | Monthly | Daily | Daily | ||
| Provider Data | |||||||||||||||
| Specialty/Subspecialty | M | M | M | M | - | - | M | - | M | M | - | M | M | - | - |
| Provider GID | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | - | - |
| Provider Address (Street, ZIP) | D-D | D-D | D-D | D | - | - | D | - | D | D | - | M | - | - | - |
| Invoice Data | |||||||||||||||
| Patient GID | D | D | D | D | - | - | - | M | - | - | - | - | - | MA | - |
| Invoice GID | D | D | D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vendor Source | D | D | D | - | - | - | D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Billing Timestamp | - | - | - | MA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paid Amount | - | - | M | - | - | - | MA | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diagnosis | D-D | D-D | D-D | D-W | - | - | D-W | - | D | D-W | M | - | - | - | - |
| Diagnosis Group | D-D | D-D | D | D | - | - | D | - | D | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Procedure Data (Line) | |||||||||||||||
| Rendering Provider GID | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | - | - |
| Procedure without Modifier | D-D | D-D | D-D | D | - | - | D-W | - | D-M | D-W | M | - | - | - | M |
| Procedure with Modifier | D-D | D-D | D | D | - | - | D | - | D | D | -- | - | - | - | - |
| Procedure Group | D-D | D-D | D-D | D | - | - | D | - | D | D | - | - | - | - | M |
| Place of Service | D-D | D-D | D | D | - | - | D | - | D | D | - | - | - | - | - |
| Procedure Timestamp | M | D-D | D-D | MA | M | M | M | M | - | M | M | - | - | - | M |
| Charged Amount | - | M | - | - | M | M | MA | M | - | M | - | - | - | - | M |
| Units | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss Event | |||||||||||||||
| Loss Event GID | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | M | - |
| Loss Event Timestamp | - | - | - | MA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | M | -- |
| Policy Holder GID | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | MA | - |
| Lawyer GID | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | MA | - |
- M
Mandatory. This analysis element is required.
- MA
Mandatory Alternative. At least one MA analysis from the same column must be run.
- D
Dimensional analysis.
- D-D
- Daily scheduled dimensional analysis.
- D-M
- Monthly scheduled dimensional analysis.
- D-W
- Weekly scheduled dimensional analysis.
Statistics for a Single Provider
The statistical computations for each provider and the data group are shown in the following table.
| Provider | All | Patient | Claim | Diagnosis | Diagnosis Group | Procedure without Modifier | Procedure with Modifier | Procedure Group | Modifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patients | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | Yes |
| Invoice / Claim | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Diagnosis | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - |
| Diagnosis Group | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - |
| Procedure without Modifier | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | Yes |
| Procedure with Modifier | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | Yes |
| Prescriptions | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Place of Service | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Time of Service (Time of Day Span) | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Day of Service (Monday-Sunday) | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Soft Configured Dimension | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Statistics for a Peer Group
The statistical computations provide the average, count, maximum, minimum, sum, standard deviation (stdev), median, first quartile, and third quartile values for the peer group for a single provider as shown in the following table. A peer group can be providers in a geographic region, providers in a specialty, or other defined peer grouping.
| Dimension | Average | Count | Min | Max | Sum | Standard Deviation | Median | First Quartile | Third Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visits | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Number of Unique | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - | |
| Daily Visit Count | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Charged Amount | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Eligible Amount, Paid Amount | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Time Between Visits | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Composite Number of Dimensions by Dimension | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |