The U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) concern about kickbacks to referral sources is nothing new. But the OIG is keeping the heat on the issue with a new video … [Read more...]
ANTI-KICKBACK
OIG Advisory Opinion Says GPO That Includes Labs Has “Acceptably Low” Anti-Kickback Risk
June 15, 2016
Group purchasing organizations (GPOs) are entities that act as a purchaser of supplies and equipment for a number of other entities—usually health care providers like hospitals. Laboratories, often … [Read more...]
ENFORCEMENT
OIG Video Spotlights Physician Kickbacks
May 23, 2016
By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence The U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) concern about kickbacks to referral sources is nothing new. But the … [Read more...]
ANTI-KICKBACK
New OIG Advisory Opinion Addresses GPO That Includes Labs
May 16, 2016
By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence Group purchasing organizations (GPOs) are entities that act as a purchaser of supplies and equipment for a number of other entities—usually … [Read more...]
ANTI-KICKBACK
OIG Issues Advisory Opinion for Group Purchasing Organization That Includes Labs
May 12, 2016
Group purchasing organizations (GPOs) are entities that act as a purchaser of supplies and equipment for a number of other entities—usually health care providers such as hospitals. Laboratories can … [Read more...]
ENFORCEMENT
Convictions, Sentences and a Costly Settlement in Recent Lab Test Enforcement Cases
April 25, 2016
By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence In just this month, lab anti-kickback and false claims enforcement cases have led to the conviction of two lab professionals, prison … [Read more...]
NEWS
News at a Glance – March 2016
March 21, 2016
HHS Achieves Milestone Ahead of Schedule. In January 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) set a goal of tying roughly 30 percent of Medicare payments to alternative payment models … [Read more...]
ENFORCEMENT
Second Doctor Indicted in Biodiagnostic Kickback Case
March 21, 2016
By Ron Shinkman, Editor, Laboratory Industry Report Another physician has been indicted in the long-running Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services case. Bernard Greenspan, M.D., a family physician in … [Read more...]
ENFORCEMENT
Kickback Case Settles for Record-breaking $646 Million
March 7, 2016
By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence It has been billed as the largest total amount in U.S. history paid for alleged violations of the Anti-kickback Statute by a medical … [Read more...]
DOJ
Labs Safe, but Marketing Company and Referring Physician Get In Trouble for Kickbacks
February 22, 2016
By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence Once again, payments to physicians to induce referrals of lab tests has led to government enforcement efforts—but this time, the labs were … [Read more...]
