tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 44

Labs: Labs Falling Under Increased Scrutiny

Proposed bill could mean new whistleblower protections, trickier inspections.Tougher compliance measures for medical laboratories are brewing in Washington.      On the heels of a Medicare scandal in which Maryland General Hospital allegedly gave 450 patients questionable HIV and Hepatitis-C tests, U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) has introduced the Clinical Laboratory Compliance Improvement Act of 2004 aimed at ensuring all labs comply with federal standards.       The bill requires:       more protections for employees who alert authorities to violations;       labs to...

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