A Due Diligence Checklist for Vetting Medical Billing Company Compliance
Labs have a duty to inquire into what their billing company is up to and whether it complies with all applicable regulations.
Labs have a duty to inquire into what their billing company is up to and whether it complies with all applicable regulations.
Though labs were again absent from recent key enforcement actions, sentences were handed down in other healthcare-related cases.
While most recent cases were the usual FCA and kickback-related issues, one involved the mischarging of federal grants by two biotech companies and their co-founder.
In this week’s enforcement roundup, the former executive was convicted of healthcare fraud relating to mental health diagnosis and treatment.
False and fraudulent claims and billing were the theme in key enforcement actions relating to the health care industry announced last week.