
Enforcement Trends: The Urine Drug Testing Crackdown and Three Ways to Avoid It
False billing of urine drug tests (UDTs) continues to be a focus for enforcement agencies in 2023, here’s how to avoid compliance issues.

False billing of urine drug tests (UDTs) continues to be a focus for enforcement agencies in 2023, here’s how to avoid compliance issues.

Though UDT-related enforcement actions predominate, an uncommon vendor-related case was in the mix this month.

Recent cases involve COVID-19 fraud, UDTs, and the latest HIPAA Right of Access settlement.

These three lab testing areas were the main sources of fraud and abuse revealed in the OIG’s latest Semi-Annual Report to Congress.

A recent False Claims Act settlement from Kentucky represents an unusual variation on a common theme.