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Medicare Reimbursement: MIPS Bonuses Are Easy to Earn, IF You Can Get into the Program
From - Lab Compliance Advisor
On July 11, CMS announced the results of 2018, Year 2 under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System…
Explaining the Legal News: Why ACLA Court Win Boosts Chances of PAMA Pricing Relief
From - Lab Compliance Advisor
By now, you've no doubt heard the news that the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) "won" its lawsuit against…
Theranos & Its CEO Settle Stock Fraud Charges with SEC
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CAP Files Amicus Brief in Support of ACLA Motion for Summary Judgement in PAMA Lawsuit
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) filed an amicus curiae brief in support of a motion by the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) for summary judgement to…
Case of the Month: Judge Who Said Labs Must Independently Verify Medical Necessity Takes It Back
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Case of the Month: Feds Turn Up the Heat on False Billing of Nuclear Stress Tests
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
While the feds have made urine drug testing of opioid drug patients their number one target for lab-related False Claims Act (FCA) charges this year, nuclear stress tests …
PAMA-Geddon: Lab Industry Takes CMS to Court
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
The nearly three-year struggle between HHS and the lab industry over PAMA has entered a new phase. On December 11, the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) filed…
New Bill Would Make Lab Employees Criminally Liable for Concealing Data Breaches
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
While massive data breaches have existed as long as massive data itself, legal accountability for organizations that commit them is…
CMS Ignored Congressional Intent in Implementing New Clinical Lab Payment System Under PAMA, ACLA Charges in Suit
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
The government agency that runs the Medicare program failed to follow a congressional directive to implement a market-based laboratory payment system…
Medicare Exclusions: One Week, Two Different Labs Get the Boot
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
Exclusion of a clinical lab from participating in Medicare or other government health programs is a relatively rare penalty…
CMS Ignores Flawed Processes, Finalizes 2018 PAMA Pricing; Labs Need to Take Immediate Action to Offset Impending Lean Times
By Kyle Fetter bio
The final 2018 clinical laboratory fee schedule (CLFS) is out, and it is evident that the argument that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) PAMA process was…
Case of the Month: Lab Tests Play Key Role in $19 Million Detroit Opioid Scheme
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