Case: In April 2019, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) received a complaint about a primary care physician practice’s failure to respond to a patient’s request for access to his medical records. A … [Read more...]
Tool: Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
January 14, 2021
It behooves you to ensure that lab workers get vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect not only themselves but also co-workers, patients and others at your facility. But what if workers neglect or just … [Read more...]
Tool: Voluntary COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
January 14, 2021
It behooves you to ensure that lab workers get vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect not only themselves but also co-workers, patients and others at your facility. But what if workers neglect or just … [Read more...]
Tool: Lab Worker’s Acknowledgement of Decision to Decline COVID-19 Vaccination
January 14, 2021
It behooves you to ensure that lab workers get vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect not only themselves but also co-workers, patients and others at your facility. But what if workers neglect or just … [Read more...]
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
January 10, 2021
LabCorp Can Sue Physician to Collect $117K Worth of “Pass-Through” Charges for Uninsured Patients Case: Labs like LabCorp typically enter “pass-through” arrangements with physicians covering … [Read more...]
Consumer Fraud
OIG Warns Medicare Beneficiaries Not to Fall for COVID-19 Scams
January 6, 2021
Pharma companies, diagnostics manufacturers, labs and other parts of the healthcare industry have done a commendable job in pivoting in response to the current public health industry. Sadly, it seems … [Read more...]
