FICO Releases First Health Care Insurance Fraud Solution That Scores Claims From Independent Testing Facilities

MINNEAPOLIS—March 16, 2011—FICO (NYSE:FICO), the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, today announced the general availability of FICO™ Insurance Fraud Manager 3,2 (IFM), the latest version of the health care industry’s most advanced fraud detection solution. The system includes the industry’s first model that scores claims from independent diagnostic testing facilities, which provide services such as MRIs and CT scans.

By analyzing medical, pharmacy and dental claims in real time, FICO™ Insurance Fraud Manager's advanced predictive models catch fraudulent and erroneous claims before they are paid, saving payers millions and minimizing the "pay and chase" syndrome. The new release also features enhanced summary reports used as the basis of all fraud investigations, as well as further system tuning to improve detection and minimize "false positives" - suspicious claims that are in fact genuine.

With FICO™ Insurance Fraud Manager, payers are no longer under pressure to pay claims without adequate fraud analysis, in order to meet deadlines or comply with regulatory requirements. The system instantly determines which claims to pay automatically and which to review, accelerating the review process and enabling legitimate payments within prescribed time frames. FICO predictive models detect emerging and unknown fraud schemes that are too new, sophisticated or subtle to be caught by traditional rules-based systems. Rapid detection and risk-ranked fraud scores enable payers to focus their investigative priorities to minimize losses and maximize recoveries.

One of the largest health care insurers in the U.S., Highmark, Inc. has experienced very positive results since implementing the IFM 3,1 release of the claims scoring solution during the second quarter of 2010. Denny Latsha, a program manager for Highmark, reported: "From May 2010 through December 2010, 336 new cases have been opened by our software evaluation team. Since implementation of the claims scoring model in May, our year-end ROI is 9 to 1.

"FICO's IFM technology has met our corporate goal of delivering a true predictive modeling solution in our efforts to identify potential fraud, waste and abuse," Latsha added. "We are anxious for the new 3,2 release of the IFM software. Specific features we look forward to utilizing include: creation of additional management reports, faster response time for select searches and enhancements to the delivery of provider summary information within the provider scoring model."

Insurance fraud, waste and abuse reportedly account for 3 to 10 percent of all U.S. health care expenditure, or an estimated USD 78 billion to USD 260 billion annually, far more than credit card fraud or other forms of insurance fraud. Reducing fraud in the system, and the cost to payers and patients alike, is a major priority of health care reform.
"Our new version of IFM reflects FICO's commitment to help solve this massive problem that affects us all," said Russ Schreiber, vice president for insurance at FICO. "We are continually fine-tuning our solution to equip payers with the most powerful tool available for rooting out more fraud, sooner."

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