The increasing use of computerized algorithms and artificial intelligence to detect abnormal provider behavior patterns seem likely to foster continual improvement in the government’s ability to detect fraud in its health care programs. Heightened anti-fraud activity along with incorporation of the latest data analysis tools is imperative, as long-term fiscal strains increasingly erode the ability of federal health care programs to meet the needs of growing numbers of beneficiaries. https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2018/04/06/hhs-and-department-justice-return-26-billion-taxpayer-savings-efforts-fight-healthcare-fraud.html