title: Government cracks down on billing fraud.
abstract: As the largest professional caregiving group, nurses have a stake in preventing misuse of the reimbursement system. Technology also plays a crucial role, as automated billing systems can both prevent and enable billing fraud.
authors.affiliation: Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, Mo., USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D005607:Fraud / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States