Advanced Search

Pediatric Coding Alert

Compliance:

Government Eyeing Physicians' Relationships With Labs

Published on Thu Aug 21, 2014

Latest ‘Special Fraud Alert’ reiterates the shaky ground in lab contact. The relationship between physician practices and laboratories has been under scrutiny for many years, but the OIG has recently taken an extra step in its oversight of this connection.  On June 25, the Office of Inspector General (OIG), which evaluates fraud in the Medicaid and Medicare programs, released its [...]
You’ve reached your limit of free articles. Already a subscriber? Log in.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe today to continue reading this article. Plus, you’ll get:
  • Simple explanations of current healthcare regulations and payer programs
  • Real-world reporting scenarios solved by our expert coders
  • Industry news, such as MAC and RAC activities, the OIG Work Plan, and CERT reports
  • Instant access to every article ever published in your eNewsletter
  • 6 annual AAPC-approved CEUs*
  • The latest updates for CPT®, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Level II, NCCI edits, modifiers, compliance, technology, practice management, and more
*CEUs available with select eNewsletters.

Other Articles in this issue of

Pediatric Coding Alert

View All