Weekly Enforcement Report: Doctors in Hot Water for Billing-Related Issues
While again light on lab-related cases, this week’s healthcare-related enforcement actions featured improper billing, kickbacks, and telemedicine.
While again light on lab-related cases, this week’s healthcare-related enforcement actions featured improper billing, kickbacks, and telemedicine.
Though light on lab-related cases, last week’s enforcement actions cracked down on COVID-19-related violations.
A doctor settles alleged FCA violations involving genetic tests, while a clinical lab owner pleads guilty for his role in another scheme.
Most of the recent settlements and enforcement actions involving labs related to medically unnecessary UDTs and genetic tests.
Sentencing has been postponed for one month to explore possible government mishandling of key witness testimony.