Healthcare Fraud, Waste and Abuse is a $300 billion problem in the United States, an issue that disproportionally impacts the socially disadvantaged.
You can help bring justice to the U.S. healthcare system with Roosevelt University's HEAL certificate, where you'll learn to apply skills in investigation procedures, data mining and data visualization, ethics and healthcare fraud laws. Our 100% online, 8-month FWA training program was built for working professionals, allowing you to advance your skillset without putting your career on pause.
Roosevelt University offers the only social justice-based healthcare FWA certificate in the United States that is taught by academics with professional experience in counter fraud activities and data mining/system development experience, with an emphasis in healthcare ethics and criminal justice theory.
Research opportunities are available to all HEAL certificate students. You can research topics like AI in healthcare fraud detection, equitable access to medication, the role of women in white-collar crime, and so much more.
The HEAL certificate program in Healthcare Fraud, Waste and Abuse studies is a graduate-level, four course, accredited certificate program focusing on the intersection of healthcare, criminology and ethics and the use of analytics to support research and further understanding in these topics.
Complete the HEAL certificate 100% online in only 32 weeks. You’ll take on real-life situations that can transfer to job applications. Students take one 8-week course and one 16-week course at a time, making the program an accessible commitment for working professionals.
Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA) training is mandatory education for healthcare and Medicare‑related personnel that teaches how to identify, prevent, and report fraudulent, wasteful, or abusive practices in federally funded healthcare programs.
Yes. Roosevelt's program consists of four graduate-level courses that can be completed 100% online while you continue to work full-time.
A health fraud investigator examines suspected cases of healthcare fraud by reviewing claims, analyzing documents, interviewing providers and patients, gathering evidence, and preparing reports with findings and recommendations.