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Why Is Lab Work on the OIG Hit List?

Published on Tue Jun 05, 2018

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 [...]
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