Using support vector machines to detect medical fraud and abuse

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 8291-8294

  Francis, Charles ^a   Pepper, Noah ^a   Strong, Homer ^a  

^a Qmedtrix   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTAINMENT; FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS; FRAUD DETECTION; MEDICAL CLAIMS; MEDICAL DATA; PRIMARY CONTRIBUTION; PROCESSING SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE PLATFORMS; STRUCTURED CODING;

CRIME;

COMPUTER CRIME;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ECONOMICS; FRAUD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; FRAUD; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES;

EID: 84861692626     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6092044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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