Signaling its continued scrutiny of the laboratory industry, the Department of Justice entered a settlement agreement with Texas lab Genotox Laboratories related to compensation Genotox paid to sales reps for recommending Genotox’s urine drug tests. Genotox will pay $5.9 million.
To combat the effects of declining reimbursement levels, many physicians and practice groups offer ancillary services to improve patient care and supplement practice revenues. The.
Physicians and other healthcare providers often structure their group compensation formulas on an “eat what you kill” basis, i.e., a provider is paid based on the services he or she.
The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) was enacted by Congress in October of 2018 as part of the SUPPORT Act. While its initial focus was to address patient brokering and.
SUPPORT Act's Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act EKRA was enacted by Congress in 2018 to address patient brokering and kickback schemes in recovery homes, clinical treatment facilities. Implemented legislation had broader reach as clinical laboratories were included.