CEO SUMMARY: Hospital laboratory executives should pay close attention to how federal prosecutors develop their case against Columbia/HCA. Earlier “Labscam” settlements with commercial laboratories and hospital laboratory billing practices centered around restitution and fines for improper billing. In the case of Columbia, criminal charges against key executives will be an overarching part of this investigation. […]
Probe of Columbia/HCA Generates Indictments
Look for laboratory billing practices to play significant role as the investigation expands
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume IV No. 11 - August 4, 1997 Issue
- Tags: blood tests, clinical lab, clinical laboratories, Clinical Laboratory, commercial laboratories, dark report, healthcare fraud, Hospital Corporation of America, hospital laboratories, hospital laboratory, hospital laboratory billing, lab executive, laboratories, laboratory executive, laboratory industry, laboratory test, laboratory tests, laboratory work, managed care, Medicare, the dark report, the laboratory
