Use the 5 Whys to conduct a root cause analysis to determine why the Medicare fraud occurred and the defendant’s participation in the case.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word analysis that identifies and evaluates the root cause for Medicare fraud in this case. Include the following:
• Explain the “5 Whys” for this case.
• Speculate how and why the defendant participated in the scheme.
• Explain what you, as an administrator, might have done to prevent this from happening.
• Recommend risk management strategies the organization can use to prevent this and similar types of events from occurring in the future.
