Root Cause Using 5 Whys Assignment
Root Cause Using 5 Whys Assignment
Read the news report “Maryland Health Care Provider Sentenced
to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud Resulting in
Patient Deaths.”
Use the Five Whys to conduct a root cause analysis to determine
why the Medicare fraud occurred and Timothy Emeigh’s
participation in the case.
Write a 525- to 700-word paper that identifies and evaluates the
root cause for Medicare fraud in this case.
Include the following:
List each of the Five Whys and your response.
Speculate as to why Mr. Emeigh participated in the scheme.
Explain what you might have done to prevent this from happening.
Cite 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade
or industry publications, government or agency websites,
scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines

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