The feds are reviewing the top 25 most requested lab tests, new report says.
Clinical tests are a necessary part of medicine and often lead to more informed diagnoses and better treatment plans. Moreover, the majority of providers and labs are on the up-and-up, but the OIG continues to monitor improper claims related to lab work, looking at false claims and kickbacks.
Background: Lab tests topped last year's Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) report's "Top 20 Service Types with Highest Improper Payments: Part B," highlighted in Table D1 of the report. The data that came out in January...
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