Flagged Patterns

Six detection methods across 1,000 payment records. Each flag links to the specific payments worth checking first.

A flag means something was statistically unusual, not that fraud occurred.

Patterns flagged

15

Across six methods

Flagged vendors

11

Unique vendors

Flagged agencies

10

With at least one flag

Evidence links

75

Payment references

Unusually Large or Small Payments

Technical name: Statistical Outliers

Payments more than 3 standard deviations from a vendor's typical amount within the same agency. Statistically unusual and may reflect errors or irregularities.

Showing 3 flags for Unusually Large or Small Payments

LOWDepartment of Health Care Finance

AMERIHEALTH DISTRICT OF COLUMB → Department of Health Care Finance: $12,483,242.42 payment (-3.8σ)

Payment of $12,483,242.42 from AMERIHEALTH DISTRICT OF COLUMB to Department of Health Care Finance is -3.8 standard deviations from their average of $43,716,242 (based on 74 payments).

In plain English: This payment is far larger (or smaller) than what this vendor usually gets from this agency.

$12.5M

LOWDepartment of Health Care Finance

AMERIHEALTH DISTRICT OF COLUMB → Department of Health Care Finance: $14,199,861.23 payment (-3.6σ)

Payment of $14,199,861.23 from AMERIHEALTH DISTRICT OF COLUMB to Department of Health Care Finance is -3.6 standard deviations from their average of $43,716,242 (based on 74 payments).

In plain English: This payment is far larger (or smaller) than what this vendor usually gets from this agency.

$14.2M

LOWDepartment of Human Services

GREATER WASH URBAN LEAGUE → Department of Human Services: $21,000,000 payment (3.0σ)

Payment of $21,000,000 from GREATER WASH URBAN LEAGUE to Department of Human Services is 3.0 standard deviations from their average of $11,305,518 (based on 14 payments).

In plain English: This payment is far larger (or smaller) than what this vendor usually gets from this agency.

$21.0M