Annual Fraud, Waste & Abuse Training 2026
Course Overview
This course provides healthcare professionals and support staff with essential knowledge to identify, prevent, and report fraud, waste, and abuse in the medical and consulting fields. Participants will learn the definitions of FWA, common examples in healthcare settings, and the legal and ethical responsibilities required under federal and state regulations. The training emphasizes compliance with government contracts, grants, and healthcare program requirements, even for organizations that do not directly bill insurance. This course completes FWA training requirements for 2026, and will be revised for 2027.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
Understand FWA Basics, defining fraud, waste, and abuse in healthcare.
Recognize Risks by Identifying common examples and warning signs of FWA.
Apply best practices and follow FWA reporting procedures.
Target Audience
All Epifluence staff and contractors, due to organizational receipt of federal funds.
Faculty
Susan Bradley
Disclosure
Nancy Ware (HIPAAware) discloses no such relationships exist
In compliance with the Essentials and Standards of the ACCME, the author of this CME tutorial is required to disclose any significant financial or other relationships they may have with commercial interests.
Date of Release
January 2nd, 2026
Date of Most Recent Review
January 2nd, 2026
Expiration Date
December 31st, 2026
Accreditation
This course is not accredited for Continuing Medical Education, but fulfills the annual FWA training requirement for Epifluence staff and contractors involved in any aspect of federally funded work, including but not limited to, work on federally funded grants, patient referrals, billing of patient insurance and/or documentation in patient records.
