Frequently Asked Questions

Medicare and Medicaid fraud is rampant, costing taxpayers billions of dollars. As this industry grows, the regulations and scrutiny of healthcare providers increase as well. Mandatory compliance programs require credible allegations of fraud must be investigated. The question arises...who is properly qualified to conduct good faith investigations? There is a tremendous need for trained healthcare fraud investigators.  

 A Compliance Fraud Healthcare Investigator (CFHI) has been specially trained in federal and state compliance law. Working closely with a  Compliance Officer, The CFHI works as part of a team to identify potential fraud and to unravel complex medical fraud schemes.  

A Healthcare Risk Investigator is a healthcare risk generalist who may be working for a healthcare attorney, or a risk management team and will be able to investigate areas of injury in the workplace,including both employee and patient injuries.

A Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC) is a specially trained nurse who can apply the law to clinical situations and is able to  analyze a medical legal cases or pre-suit inquires.LNCs are employed in the insurance industry, law firms and legal departments within healthcare settings.  

LNC Educational Center has a policy for all retiurning students to receive a 10% discount for registrating for all new programs.