Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The DOJ has charged a publicly traded Silicon Valley med tech firm and its CEO with touting a sham finger stick blood test to defraud payors and rip off … [Read more...]
Whistleblowers
Lab to Pay Up to $43 Million After Disregarding Employee’s False Billing Concerns
June 1, 2020
One of the costliest False Claims Act settlements in recent years is still one more cautionary tale of how dismissing the reports of lab employees who come forward to express internal compliance … [Read more...]
Labs In Court
A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
April 27, 2020
Florida Lab, Execs Settle False Billing of Urine Drug Test Charges for $41 Million Case: Prosecutors accused a Tampa reference lab, pain clinic and two former executives of billing Medicare, … [Read more...]
SCORECARD
Scorecard: SVT False Billing Settlements Near the $3 Million Mark
March 9, 2020
Urine drug testing for purposes of medical treatment is deemed medically necessary under Medicare billing and payment rules. The same is not true for specimen validity tests (SVT), a quality control … [Read more...]
Whistleblowers: Hospitals, Labs Dodge a Major Stark/False Claims Act Bullet
January 27, 2020
It’s the moment of truth in a whistleblower case. The defendant claims the whistleblower’s claims aren’t legally valid and asks the court to dismiss the case without a trial. If the motion is … [Read more...]
Compliance Perspectives: New Laws & the Top 5 Challenges Lab Compliance Officers Face in 2020
January 2, 2020
Labs remain at the forefront of the federal government’s suspicious persons list and health care fraud enforcement agenda. But in addition to the customary laws that labs are used to, the government … [Read more...]
Labs In Court
October 28, 2019
A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry ACLA Goes for Knockout Punch in PAMA Lawsuit Case: Having survived a first-round setback, the American … [Read more...]
Compliance Perspectives: California Case Illustrates Lab’s Liability Risks for “Causing” MDs to Submit False Claims
October 28, 2019
False Claims Act (FCA), 101: Knowingly submitting a false claim to Medicare or another federally funded health care program is a violation. But what’s lesser known is that your lab can also be liable … [Read more...]
COMPLIANCE
Genetic Testing Fraud Prosecutions are on the Rise around the Country. Are Your Genetic Testing Practices Compliant?
September 10, 2019
By Robert Liles bio Over the last year, a number of genetic testing fraud investigations and prosecutions have been initiated by Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE investigators and auditors. While the … [Read more...]
WHISTLEBLOWERS
Case of the Month: U.S. Supreme Court Gives Whistleblowers Four More Years to Sue
May 23, 2019
Just as the tide seemed to be turning against whistleblower lawsuits (see "New DOJ Policy Targeting Whistleblowers with Weak Cases May Make Life Easier for Labs," (Lab Compliance Advisor, March 4, … [Read more...]
