HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:HMSY) today announced that the Company will present two sessions at the 2015 National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association Training Conference and Anti-Fraud Expo November 17-20 in San Diego. The NHCAA Annual Training Conference is focused on anti-fraud in the healthcare industry and is the single most important place for industry leaders to share information on the field.

The Company will also be demonstrating a new cloud-based data visualization module for fraud detection at the conference. This new module, offered on a SaaS basis, extends the Company’s data analytics functionality, allowing health plans and government agencies to analyze data in easy-to-use formats and identify potential fraud faster. It employs big data scalability, map and street views, and proprietary pre-built algorithms to detect meaningful connections between providers and members as well as hard-to-find collusion schemes.

“Our customers continue to ask for more efficient ways to combat fraud and contain healthcare costs,” said Bill Lucia, CEO of HMS. “Our new data visualization enhancement, a component of our technology and service solution set, builds on our expertise in claim and payment auditing to help payers identify unusual or suspect patterns with ease, improving their ability to make timely and effective decisions.”

On Wednesday, November 18, David Rubin, DDS will speak on “Demystifying Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Extractions, Impactions, Anesthesia, Sleep Apnea Appliances, and Billing.” Ed Hewitt, CFE, AHFI and Erwin Acuna, CFE, will present “Rise of the Opioids: How Proactive Approaches to Analytics, Investigations, and Partnerships Counter Fraud” on Thursday, November 19.

In related news, HMS is one of four leading data analytics and fraud detection companies selected recently to work with Computer Sciences Corporation on the Trusted Third Party contract to support the CMS Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership. The Partnership is a voluntary public-private effort among federal and state government officials, law enforcement, private health insurance plans, and health care anti-fraud associations. The focus of the group is to detect and prevent healthcare fraud through data and information sharing and analytics.

“This contract utilizes our capabilities and skillsets in support of CMS in their effort to leverage pooled data and analytics,” said Lucia. “With a database exceeding 10 billion Medicaid claims, and our vast Medicaid program integrity experience, we are excited about participating in this important effort.”

About HMS Holdings Corp.

HMS Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, provides coordination of benefits and payment integrity services for payers. The Company serves state Medicaid programs; commercial health plans, including Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage and group and individual health lines of business; federal government health agencies, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") and the Veterans Health Administration; government and private employers; child support agencies; and other healthcare payers and sponsors. As a result of the Company’s services, our customers recover billions of dollars annually and save billions more through the prevention of erroneous payments.