Compliance Tool: Model Mandatory Excluded Provider Screening Policy
A written policy helps establish your right to do excluded persons checks and take appropriate actions if they come back positive.
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A written policy helps establish your right to do excluded persons checks and take appropriate actions if they come back positive.
Hiring, retaining, or simply doing business with the wrong people may expose your lab to significant financial penalties.
A recent False Claims Act settlement from Kentucky represents an unusual variation on a common theme.
The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11 also brings certain flexibilities for labs and other providers to an end.
A recent court case sheds some light on if denying employment can count as illegal remuneration under the Anti-Kickback Statute.
Two companies settle kickback and FCA-related claims, a qui tam case is tossed, and a lab tech loses a workplace harassment case.
In an analysis of enforcement actions from the end of 2022 to early spring 2023, cases involving urine drug testing were the most prevalent.
Auditing in medical laboratories is critical for reviewing processes to identify erroneous outcomes, as well as areas for improvement.
This model can help you create a whistleblower protection policy for your lab to encourage employees to voice their compliance concerns.
A False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuit can do significant damage to your lab and its reputation, even if the case lacks truth and merit.
To ensure proper Medicare Part B billing and coding, your billing staff must be aware of all 22 of the newly recognized PLA codes.