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Karen Weintraub
With 25 years of data and 20 years of healthcare experience, Ms. Weintraub is currently responsible for the design and development of the company’s healthcare fraud detection software products and services. She provides subject matter expertise on system design and workflow, business rule development, data mining and fraud outlier algorithms as well as SIU policies and procedures. Prior to joining Healthcare Fraud Shield, managed SIUs on various healthcare investigations for all commercial, Medicaid and Medicare business and claims of fraudulent activity. Ms. Weintraub received a BA in Criminal Justice from the University of Delaware and an MA in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University. Ms. Weintraub is a Certified Professional Coder for Payers (CPC-P), a Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA) from the American Academy of Professional Coders, a Certified Dental Coder (CDC) from the American Dental Association, and the founder of the Hamilton, NJ AAPC chapter. She is also an Accredited Healthcare Fraud Investigator (AHFI) from the National Healthcare Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA). Ms. Weintraub Taught CPT Coding, Fraud & Audits, and Medical Billing, Laws and Ethics and the local community college.
Healthcare Fraud Shield
Website: https://www.hcfraudshield.com/
Healthcare Fraud Shield specializes in fraud, waste, abuse, & error detection and payment integrity for healthcare payers nationally by efficiently stopping claims prior to payment using utilizing post-payment advanced analytics and artificial intelligence insights. We save health plans millions annually incremental to existing pre-payment processes using our unique and proven approach. HCFSPlatform™ offers the combination of targeted rules, artificial intelligence, and shared analytics across multiple payers resulting in higher ROI (up to 20:1) compared to other vendors. HCFSPlatform™ software platform was developed by industry leading healthcare subject matter experts and is a component of over 60+ clients including 7 of the 10 largest commercial insurers in the US. Our client satisfaction rating is exceptional with a net promoter score of 94 and
client retention rate over 95%.
HCFSPlatform™ is a fully integrated platform consisting of PreShield (prepayment analytics & claim review logic), PostShield (post-payment analytics), AIShield (AI-driven analytic insights), RxShield (pharmacy and pharmaceutical specific analytics), Shared Analytics, CaseShield (SIU/PI case management), QueryShield (ad hoc query and reporting tool), HCFSServices (data mining, investigative, and record reviews), and HCFSAudit (Medical Record Review & SVRS).
