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Welcome to The F Files, your front-line resource for tackling healthcare fraud, waste, abuse, and error. Each episode dives into real-world schemes, emerging trends, and investigative insights from the experts working to protect payment integrity. Whether you're in SIU, compliance, or analytics, you'll get practical takeaways to help you detect faster, prevent smarter, and stay ahead of fraud. Powered by Healthcare Fraud Shield. Because detecting the truth is what we do.
- 30 - The SIU Roundtable: When Fraud Crosses Payer Lines, Part 2
In Part 2 of our SIU Roundtable, we explore how Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers approach fraud investigations when claims and schemes cross payer lines. Hear real-world perspectives on coordination of benefits, investigative responsibilities, communication gaps, and why collaboration matters in the fight against fraud, waste, and abuse.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 - 22min - 29 - The SIU Roundtable: Vendor, Payer, and Government Perspectives, Part 1Thu, 07 May 2026 - 33min
- 28 - S5,E4: Emerald Illusions & Pots of Gold
Too-good-to-be-true promises often hide the biggest fraud schemes. In this episode, Mandi and Daphne explore the “pot of gold” illusion in fraud, from leprechaun folklore to the real-world deception behind the Theranos scandal. The episode also features a conversation with HCFS team member Paula about HCFSElevate, the upcoming user conference in Austin, where guest speaker and whistleblower Tyler Schultz will share the story behind exposing Theranos and why investigative professionals remain essential to uncovering fraud.
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 - 19min - 27 - S5,E3: Behind the Med Spa Curtain
From bloodletting and Botox to ghost doctors and falsified lab codes, this episode exposes the dark side of "wellness" clinics and concierge med spas. Join hosts Daphne Krout and Mandi Cook as they uncover firsthand accounts of risky procedures, insurance manipulation, and outright fraud. Featuring a special guest RN turned fraud fighter who shares what really happened behind closed doors.
Thu, 29 Jan 2026 - 35min - 26 - S5, E2: Vans, Scams, and Suspicious Miles
Non-emergency transport might sound routine, but it's become a hotspot for fraud. In this episode of The F Files, hosts Daphne and Mandi dig into schemes involving falsified mileage, upcoded services, and even transport crews lacking certification. From bizarre van rides to six-figure fraud cases, they reveal how something as simple as a ride to dialysis can turn into a $6 million scam. Whether you're in SIU, compliance, or analytics, get ready to uncover red flags and sharpen your detection game.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 - 39min - 25 - S5, E1: Who You Gonna Bill? Haunted by Phantom ProvidersThu, 30 Oct 2025 - 33min
- 24 - Season 5 - The HandoffTue, 30 Sep 2025 - 08min
- 23 - Season 4, Episode 4: Listen to Kelli Hess, Healthcare Fraud Shield's Senior Investigator
Season 4 will be a series of interviews with members of our own Special Investigations Unit. We will showcase different members of our team including the director, investigators, coders and clinicians who will join each episode for a fun reflective chat on their first case/various experiences and lessons learned. In this episode, Kelli Hess who has vast experience investigating both Medicare and Commercial plan data will walk through her background in the FWA industry and one of her first experiences. If you would like more information, contact us atSIU@hcfraudshield.com
Tue, 06 Jun 2023 - 26min - 22 - Season 4, Episode 3: Listen to Maria Seedorff, Healthcare Fraud Shield's Senior Clinical Investigator
Season 4 will be a series of interviews with members of our own Special Investigations Unit. We will showcase different members of our team including the director, investigators, coders and clinicians who will join each episode for a fun reflective chat on their first case/various experiences and lessons learned. In this episode, Maria Seedorff who has a wealth of information will walk through her background in the FWA industry and one of her first experiences. Maria is a chiropractor, a Certified Professional Coder, and Accredited Health Care Fraud Investigator and one of our FWA gurus.
Tue, 25 Apr 2023 - 20min - 21 - Season 4, Episode 2: Listen to Ken Cole, Healthcare Fraud Shield's Director of Special Investigations
Season 4 will be a series of interviews with members of our own Special Investigations Unit. We will showcase different members of our team including the director, investigators, coders and clinicians who will join each episode for a fun reflective chat on their first case/various experiences and lessons learned. In this episode, our Director of Special Investigations, Ken Cole will walk through his background in the FWA industry and one of his first experiences investigating cases using Healthcare Fraud Shield's platform.
Wed, 15 Mar 2023 - 28min - 20 - Season 4: Episode 1 - Season of Firsts, our First FWA Investigations
Season 4 will be a series of interviews with members of our own Special Investigations Unit. A different member of our team of investigators, coders and clinicians will join each episode for a fun reflective chat on their first case and lessons learned. In this first episode, our EVP Karen Weintraub will walk through her experience in her first case that contained all the key elements from data mining, onsite audits, medical record retrieval and reviews, interviews, working with attorneys, settlement, negotiation and more....
Mon, 13 Feb 2023 - 15min - 19 - Season 3: Episode 4 - Healthcare Fraud Shield's Shared Analytics
Welcome to Season 3, Episode 4 of the Healthcare Fraud Shield podcast. In this episode Karen Weintraub (along with an appearance from her mighty blue macaws) will discuss our Shared Analytics initiative across clients used to detect emerging schemes, and trends for potential fraud, waste and abuse. If you would like to record a message for our podcast you can go tohttps://anchor.fm/hcfs/message.If you want to learn more about Healthcare Fraud Shield's integrated FWA software solution, check out our website atwww.hcfraudshield.com. Do you have any questions or podcast topic ideas or need assistance registering for our webinars? Email us at kweintraub@hcfraudshield.com.
Wed, 31 Aug 2022 - 15min - 18 - Season 3: Episode 3 - Travelling Physicians
Welcome to Season 3, Episode 2 of the Healthcare Fraud Shield podcast. In this episode Karen Weintraub will discuss travelling physicians and potential for fraud, waste and abuse. If you would like to record a message for our podcast you can go to https://anchor.fm/hcfs/message. If you want to learn more about Healthcare Fraud Shield's integrated FWA software solution, check out our website at www.hcfraudshield.com. If you would like to sign up for our webinars you can monitor our future webinars here: REGISTER HERE. Do you have any questions or podcast topic ideas or need assistance registering for our webinars? Email us at kweintraub@hcfraudshield.com.
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 - 14min - 17 - Season 3: Episode 2 - Acetaminophen Toxicity and what Healthcare Fraud Shield is doing about it!
Welcome to Season 3, Episode 2 of the Healthcare Fraud Shield podcast. In this episode Karen Weintraub will describe Acetaminophen Toxicity and how FWA analytics companies such as Healthcare Fraud Shield can detect potentially harmful doses being prescribed. If you would like to record a message for our podcast you can go to https://anchor.fm/hcfs/message. If you want to learn more about Healthcare Fraud Shield's integrated FWA software solution, check out our website at www.hcfraudshield.com. If you would like to sign up for our webinars you can monitor our future webinars here: www.tinyurl.com/hcfswebinar. Do you have any questions or podcast topic ideas or need assistance registering for our webinars? Email us at kweintraub@hcfraudshield.com.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 - 15min - 16 - Season 3: Episode 1 - What's new in 2022? Karen Weintraub (and her dogs) talk about new codes (modifiers, places of service and diagnosis codes).
Welcome to Season 3, Episode 1 of the Healthcare Fraud Shield podcast. In this episode Karen Weintraub (along with some cameos from her dogs) will walk through a few new things happening in 2022 and spending a little time focusing on things other than procedure codes (modifiers, places of service, and diagnosis codes). If you would like to record a message for our podcast you can go tohttps://anchor.fm/hcfs/message. If you want to learn more about Healthcare Fraud Shield's integrated FWA software solution, check out our website atwww.hcfraudshield.com. If you would like to sign up for our webinars you can monitor our future webinars here:www.tinyurl.com/hcfswebinar. Do you have any questions or podcast topic ideas or need assistance registering for our webinars? Email us atkweintraub@hcfraudshield.com.
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 - 18min - 15 - Episode 7: FWA Chat with a Retired OIG Agent
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 7 of the Healthcare Fraud Shield podcast. In this episode we talk to Eric Rubenstein a retired OIG Agent who currently the Director of Litigation/FWA Support at Advize Health. If you would like to record a message for our podcast you can go to https://anchor.fm/hcfs/message. If you want to learn more about Healthcare Fraud Shield's integrated FWA software solution, check out our website at www.hcfraudshield.com. If you would like to sign up for our webinars you can monitor our future webinars here: www.tinyurl.com/hcfswebinar. Do you have any questions or podcast topic ideas? Email us at kweintraub@hcfraudshield.com.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 - 39min - 14 - Episode 6: COVID-19 FWA Reflection
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 6 of the Healthcare Fraud Shield podcast. In this episode we reflect on COVID-19 FWA and discuss what we thought vs. what actually happened as it pertains to FWA. If you would like to record a message for our podcast you can go tohttps://anchor.fm/hcfs/message. If you want to learn more about Healthcare Fraud Shield's integrated FWA software solution, check out our website atwww.hcfraudshield.com. If you would like to sign up for our webinars you can monitor our future webinars here:www.tinyurl.com/hcfswebinar. Do you have any questions or podcast topic ideas? Email us atkweintraub@hcfraudshield.com.
Tue, 11 May 2021 - 13min - 13 - Episode 5: Ouch! Pain Management Coding
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 5 of the Healthcare Fraud Shield podcast. In this episode we have a special guest, Toni Elhoms from Alpha Coding Experts who will discuss pain management coding and schemes. If you would like to record a message for our podcast you can go to https://anchor.fm/hcfs/message. If you want to learn more about Healthcare Fraud Shield's integrated FWA software solution, check out our website at www.hcfraudshield.com. If you would like to sign up for our webinars you can monitor our future webinars here: www.tinyurl.com/hcfswebinar. Do you have any questions or podcast topic ideas? Email us at kweintraub@hcfraudshield.com.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 - 28min - 12 - Episode 4 - Reviewing the Basics of DRGs
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 4 of the Healthcare Fraud Shield podcast. In this episode we will discuss Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs). If you would like to record a message for our podcast you can go to https://anchor.fm/hcfs/message. If you want to learn more about Healthcare Fraud Shield's integrated FWA software solution, check out our website at www.hcfraudshield.com. If you would like to sign up for our webinars you can monitor our future webinars here: www.tinyurl.com/hcfswebinar. Do you have any questions or podcast topic ideas? Email us at kweintraub@hcfraudshield.com.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 - 19min - 11 - Episode 3 - AI and the Challenges for Fraud, Waste and Abuse Detection
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 3 of the Healthcare Fraud Shield podcast. In this episode we will discuss AI and the Challenges for Fraud, Waste and Abuse Detection. If you would like to record a message for our podcast you can go to https://anchor.fm/hcfs/message. If you want to learn more about Healthcare Fraud Shield's integrated FWA software solution, check out our website at www.hcfraudshield.com. If you would like to sign up for our webinars you can monitor our future webinars here: www.tinyurl.com/hcfswebinar. Do you have any questions or podcast topic ideas? Email us at kweintraub@hcfraudshield.com.
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 - 27min - 10 - Episode 2 - Prepayment - How to save time and increase ROI.
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 2 of the Healthcare Fraud Shield podcast. In this episode we will address the who, what, where, when and why of Prepayment. If you would like to record a message for our podcast you can go tohttps://anchor.fm/hcfs/message. If you want to learn more about Healthcare Fraud Shield's integrated FWA software solution, check out our website atwww.hcfraudshield.com. If you would like to sign up for our webinars you can monitor our future webinars here:www.tinyurl.com/hcfswebinar. Do you have any questions or podcast topic ideas? Email me atkweintraub@hcfraudshield.com.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 - 11min - 9 - Episode 1 - 2021, What's New?
This is the first episode of Season 2 and we look forward to providing exciting content in 2021. In this episode we will review some of the new HCPCS codes for 2021. If you would like to record a message for our podcast you can go to https://anchor.fm/hcfs/message. If you want to learn more about Healthcare Fraud Shield's integrated FWA software solution, check out our website atwww.hcfraudshield.com. If you would like to sign up for our webinar in January, go to www.tinyurl.com/hcfswebinar. Do you have any questions or podcast topic ideas? Email me at kweintraub@hcfraudshield.com.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 - 11min - 8 - Episode 7 - Evaluating a FWA Vendor
This episode is about the questions you want to ask yourself when evaluating a FWA Vendor. This is the last episode of Season 1, but we look forward to providing more content in 2021. If you would like to record a message for our podcast you can go to https://anchor.fm/hcfs/message. If you want to learn more about Healthcare Fraud Shield's integrated FWA software solution, check out our website atwww.hcfraudshield.com.
If you have any questions or would like to request a podcast on a specific topic, email kweintraub@hcfraudshield.com.
Wed, 09 Dec 2020 - 09min - 7 - Episode 6 - Searching Smarter
This episode is about searching smarter throughout your audits and investigations. We discuss incorporating research tools and techniques to assist in the identification of information relevant to fraud, waste and abuse. If you want to learn more about Healthcare Fraud Shield's integrated FWA software solution, check out our website atwww.hcfraudshield.com.
If you have any questions or would like to request a podcast on a specific topic, email kweintraub@hcfraudshield.com.
Tue, 17 Nov 2020 - 23min - 6 - Episode 5 - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Investigations: Part 3 - Overpayments and Recoveries
This episode is a continuation of a series on the good, the bad and the ugly of investigations. In part 3 of this series we will focus on medical overpayments and recoveries, but stay tuned for future podcasts in this series. If you want to learn more about Healthcare Fraud Shield's integrated FWA software solution, check out our website atwww.hcfraudshield.com.
If you have any questions or would like to request a podcast on a specific topic, email kweintraub@hcfraudshield.com.
Tue, 10 Nov 2020 - 18min - 5 - Episode 4 - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Investigations: Part 2 - Medical Records
This episode is a continuation of a series on the good, the bad and the ugly of investigations. In part 2 of this series we will focus on medical records, but stay tuned for future podcasts in this series on requesting refunds, negotiating and referrals. If you want to learn more about Healthcare Fraud Shield's integrated FWA software solution, check out our website at www.hcfraudshield.com.
If you have any questions or would like to request a podcast on a specific topic, email kweintraub@hcfraudshield.com.
Tue, 27 Oct 2020 - 21min - 4 - Episode 3 - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Investigations: Part 1 - Data Mining
This episode is the start of a series on the good, the bad and the ugly of investigations. In part 1 of this series we will focus on data mining, but stay tuned for future podcasts in this series on medical records/gathering evidence, requesting refunds and negotiating and referrals. If you want to learn more about Healthcare Fraud Shield's solution, check out our website at www.hcfraudshield.com.
Wed, 14 Oct 2020 - 30min - 3 - Episode 2 - Conducting Onsite AuditsTue, 06 Oct 2020 - 27min
- 2 - Episode 1 - A little about Healthcare Fraud ShieldMon, 28 Sep 2020 - 09min
- 1 - The F Files
In the vast maze of medical billing, most claims follow the rules. Most codes match the care. But every so often… a claim strays from the pattern. A service that never happened. A modifier that whispers a lie. The data twitches. The story doesn’t add up. And that’s when we go looking. Because when claims get weird… we get to work.
Thu, 24 Sep 2020 - 00min
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