Telehealth Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA) Training

The Telehealth Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA) Training helps healthcare providers learn essential compliance knowledge and tools for delivering telehealth services within federal laws and regulations.

What You Will Learn:

• Define fraud, waste, and abuse in the context of telehealth and identify real-world examples of each.

• Explain the legal and financial consequences of committing Medicare fraud, including penalties, exclusions, and reputational damage.

• Describe the key provisions of federal laws such as the False Claims Act, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalties Law.

• Recognize improper billing practices such as upcoding, unbundling, and billing for medically unnecessary or undocumented telehealth services.

• Apply compliance strategies, including accurate documentation, internal monitoring, and reporting procedures, to prevent FWA in telehealth practice.

• Identify conflict-of-interest risks in physician relationships with pharmaceutical companies, device manufacturers, or business ventures.

• Locate appropriate channels, such as the OIG Hotline, for reporting suspected fraud, waste, or abuse.

Once completed, you will receive a certificate of completion to verify you have finished the training. Course Length: 45 min; CME: 0.75. 

American Medical Compliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education to physicians.  American Medical Compliance designates this activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Physicians should only claim this credit for their complete participation in this activity. Providers approved by California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider # 18138 for 0.75 Contact Hours. Our continuing education program is committed to enhancing the knowledge, skills, and professional performance of healthcare professionals as they strive to improve patient care outcomes and maintain a safe workspace. Through high-quality educational activities, we aim to address identified educational needs that support the continuous professional development of our healthcare community. 

The information contained in these trainings was derived from publications of CMS, NIH, and HHS (Government Sourced Material). None of the planners, authors or instructors for this activity have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. The Government Sourced Material used by AMC is available for no charge on their associated websites. The use of the Government Sourced Material by AMC does not imply endorsement or recommendation by CMS, NIH, HHS, or by the United States Government, of AMC, its enterprise, its facility, its services or its products. © 2026 American Medical Compliance, no copyright claimed in Government Sourced Material. If you are not completely satisfied with this course within 30 days you will receive a full refund.