Clinical Laboratories and Payer Scrutiny

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

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Courtney Tito and Liz Sullivan of McDonald Hopkins will be discussing "Clinical Laboratories and Payer Scrutiny: Increase Audits, Recoupment Actions, Litigation" on February 7, 2018.

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to healthcare counsel on compliance considerations for clinical laboratories. The panel will discuss how the Stark Law framework, Anti-Kickback Statute, and related exceptions and safe harbors apply to laboratory testing. The panel will also discuss the developments in compliance requirements for client account billing for laboratory testing and identify risks and issues commonly associated with payer audits.

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Clinical Laboratories and Payer Scrutiny

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