CEO SUMMARY: At the request of a yet-unidentified laboratory, the Office of the Inspector General issued Advisory Opinion 05-08 last month. It is a negative opinion on a proposed arrangement where a laboratory would reimburse client physicians as much as $6 for each blood draw performed by the physician and/or his staff. It is unlikely […]
New OIG Opinion 05-08 On Phlebotomy Fees
This advisory opinion tackles lab payments to compensate physicians who draw blood
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XII No. 10 - July 11, 2005 Issue
