A medical claim fraud prevention system includes a first controller positioned at a medical facility, a second controller positioned at a patient information collection center and adapted to be in communication with the first controller, and a patient locating device adapted to be within a predetermined vicinity of a patient and adapted to be in communication with the second controller to provide location data relating to the location of the patient locating device. The first controller may a first signal to the second controller responsive to an occurrence of a predetermined event. The second controller may transmit an indication to the first controller in response to the first signal received from the first controller of whether the patient locating device is within a predetermined vicinity of the medical facility based on the location data relating to the location of the patient locating device.