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New Laws: Very Quietly, Congress Doubles Penalties for Medicare Fraud & Abuse
From – National Intelligence Report
Sneaky may be too strong a word. But what is fair to say is that the new hikes in federal health care fraud violation penalties have flown totally under the radar despite…
G2 Blog
Out of Network: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
By Richa Singh bio
As labs face an increasingly challenging reimbursement environment, more providers are doubling down on out-of-network strategies to maximize on collections opportunities…
Testing Guidelines at a Glance
From – Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
New Recommendations Simplify Testing for Chronic Kidney Disease
In late February, The National Kidney Foundation, the American Society for Clinical Pathology, and leading laboratories and…
The Dx Pipeline: A Roundup of the Month’s Key New Product Launches
From – Laboratory Industry Report
How about an Alexa for verbally querying genetic data? The Amazon Alexa-compatible “digital genetic assistant” from OptraGuru was among…
CMS to OIG: Get Back the $66.3 Million You Improperly Paid to Labs for Urine Validity Tests
From – G2 Compliance Advisor
As if times were not already tense enough for labs that bill Medicare for urine drug tests, the OIG ratcheted up the pressure another notch on…