HMS HOLDINGS CORP. HMS, a wholly owned subsidiary of HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:HMSY), announced today that CEO Bill Lucia has been invited to present at the 10th European Healthcare Fraud & Corruption Network (EHFCN) conference taking place November 6-7, 2014 in Athens, Greece. The conference will address fraud, waste, and abuse issues in healthcare and various ways of recognizing and tackling them. Attendees of the conference include healthcare insurers, scientists, and other government anti-fraud officials. Mr. Lucia will speak on “Debunking the Myths about Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Healthcare” on November 7.
“For the past 30 years, HMS has been focused on the challenge of identifying and preventing inappropriate medical payments in the complex U.S. healthcare system,” remarked Lucia. “We look forward to sharing our knowledge with EHFCN members to assist them in their goal to identify new paradigms for effectively tackling fraud, corruption and waste in the European healthcare sector.”
About EHFCN
EHFCN is dedicated to combating healthcare fraud, corruption and waste across Europe in order to improve healthcare systems for the benefit of every patient. The organization supports its members and associate entities in their work of prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution and redress of healthcare fraud, corruption, and waste. EHFCN provides information, tools, training and assistance in fighting fraud, waste and corruption to its 18 public and private member organizations based in 12 countries.
About HMS
HMS Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, is the nation's leader in coordination of benefits and program integrity services for healthcare payers. HMS clients include health and human services programs in more than 45 states; commercial payers, including group health plans, Medicare Advantage Plans, more than 160 Medicaid managed care plans, and employers; the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); and Veterans Administration facilities. As a result of the Company's services, clients recovered over $3 billion in 2013 and saved billions more through the prevention of erroneous payments.
