Skimming - answer✔The removal of cash from a victim entity prior to its entry in an accounting
system. Employees who skim from their companies steal sales or receivables before they are
recorded in the company books. Because of this aspect of their nature, skimming schemes are
known as off-book frauds; they leave no direct audit trail
DRG creep - answer✔occurs when a hospital or other medical institution deliberately and
systematically manipulates diagnostic and procedural codes to increase reimbursement amounts
or other forms of funding. In other words, DRG creep is an intentional pattern of upcoding by a
hospital or other medical institution.
smartcard - answer✔a plastic card, the size of a credit or debit card, embedded with a microchip.
A key advantage of smart cards is that, unlike regular magnetic stripe credit and debit cards, they
cannot be easily replicated. Similarly, smart cards cannot be easily counterfeited, which greatly
reduces the potential for fraud with in-person transactions. Smart cards include a wide variety of
hardware and software features capable of detecting and reacting to tampering attempts and
countering possible attacks. If someone tries to tamper with a chip on a smart card, the card
detects the intrusion and shuts itself down, rendering the card useless.
Steps individuals can take to protect their personal information and prevent identity theft -
answer✔* Do not give out government identification numbers unless absolutely necessary.
* Do not carry government identification cards (or numbers) in purses or wallets.
* Create complex passwords or passphrases that are at least eight characters in length and
contain upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
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