OIG Report on Lab Testing Should Prompt Compliance Review
Genetic testing now accounts for 43 percent of all Medicare Part B laboratory spending
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Lawyers Give Their Tips to Spot Clinical Lab Fraud
Medical laboratories should monitor fraud cases across the country and also stay vigilant of suspicious patterns of behavior
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Understanding and Avoiding Compliance Errors
Know where labs may fall foul of compliance requirements—and discover the actions your lab can take to mitigate the risk of noncompliance
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Enforcement Trends: Opioid Crackdown Is Diverting Resources from Traditional OIG Enforcement Activities
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Kickbacks: OIG Okays Incentivizing MDs to Order More Early Screening Tests
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OIG Backs CMS on PAMA Market Rate Setting—and the Lab Industry Is None Too Pleased
From – National Intelligence Report
CMS did it right and saved Medicare a boatload of money in the process, concludes a new OIG report examining the agency’s work in carrying out…
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Enforcement Trends: OIG Report Suggests that Urine Drug Testing Is Making Labs a Juicy Target Once Again
From – National Intelligence Report
The Office of Inspector General just published its Semiannual Report to Congress (covering Oct. 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018). Here are the key things labs and lab managers need to…
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Medicaid Fraud: Enforcement Continues to Trend Down as Labs Drift Deeper into the Background
From – National Intelligence Report
Last month, the OIG published its annual summary of Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MCFU) activity for FY 2017. Here is a summary of the key findings, trends and…
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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…
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Anti-Kickback Statute: OIG Eyes Changes to Safe Harbor Rules
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Enforcement Trends: The OIG’s Recent Safe Harbor Changes
From – National Intelligence Report
On February 26, the OIG will wrap up public comments on changes to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) current safe harbor rules…
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