Operation LabScam

	Operation LabScam Operation LabScam was a United States government investigation in the 1990s by a seven-member taskforce into laboratory billing fraud resulting in $800 million in fines.45 U.S. Att'ys Bull. 31 (1997) Successful LabCorp Settlement a Result of Operation LABSCAM Fraudulent billing practices included labs were billing Medicare and other government healthcare programs for medically unnecessary tests, upcoded tests, tests that were never conducted, and providing kickbacks to physicians. The following labs were implicated: Damon Clinical Laboratories, SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories (SBCL), Corning Life Sciences, Liberty Testing Laboratory. References {{legal-stub Laboratory fraud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Billing Fraud False billing, also known as fraudulent billing or billing fraud, is a fraudulent act of invoicing or otherwise requesting funds from an individual or firm without showing obligation to pay. This could be fraudulent billing for part of the work done (over-billing with the intent to defraud), or that no work was done at all. Such notices are, ''for example'', sent to owners of domain names, goods and/ or services not provided, or purporting to be legitimate renewal notices, although not originating from the owner's own registrar. Other examples are overbilling and fraudulently adding fake fees and taxes (see below). Attorney bills According to the American Bar Association rules governing lawyer's ethics, a false bill, invoice, or statement, this would be a misrepresentation that could result in sanctions. An attorney has a fiduciary duty under Rule 1.1 to their client of competent representation, and competence with billing is part of that. The lawyer has a specific duty under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Damon Clinical Laboratories Damon may refer to: Places in the United States * Damon, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Damon, Missouri, a ghost town * Damon, Texas, a census-designated place * Damon, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Lake Damon, Florida * Damon Marsh, Oakland, California * Potsdam Municipal Airport, Potsdam, New York, also known as Damon Field People and fictional characters * Damon (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Damon (surname) Other uses * ''Damon'' (TV series), a sitcom starring Damon Wayans * Damon Records Damon Records was a United States record label. Original Victor "Vic" L. Damon started a recording business, Damon Transcription Laboratory in 1933 in Kansas City (Midland Building at 1221 Baltimore). He later moved the studio to 117 W. 14th St ..., a record label * ''Damon'' (arachnid), a genus of whip spiders * Damon Prison, an Israeli prison near Haifa See also * Damon House (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories (SBCL) was an American-based medical laboratory company that was acquired by Quest Diagnostics in 1999 for $1.3 billion. Controversies In 1989, SBCL had to pay a $1.5 million fine for illegal laboratory referral kickbacks. In 1997, Operation LabScam forced SBCL to agree to pay a $325 million settlement for billing Medicare and Medicaid for tests that physicians were misled into believing were free, violating the 1863 False Claims Act. In 1998, a phlebotomist at an SBCL facility in Palo Alto, California was exposed as reusing needles to save money. As a result, over 3,600 patients had to receive testing and counseling for HIV and hepatitis. The incident led to phlebotomy licensure in California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Corning Life Sciences Corning may refer to: People * Corning (surname) Places In Canada: * Corning, Saskatchewan In the United States of America: * Corning, Arkansas * Corning, California * Corning, Indiana * Corning, Iowa * Corning, Kansas * Corning, Michigan * Corning, Minnesota * Corning, Missouri * Corning (city), New York * Corning (town), New York * Corning, Ohio * Corning, Pennsylvania * Corning, Wisconsin Businesses and organizations * Corning Inc., an American glass and ceramics manufacturer * Dow Corning * Owens Corning * Corning Museum of Glass Other uses * Corning (gunpowder), a gunpowder manufacturing process that improves consistency and power * Corning, a method of making salt-cured meat Salting is the preservation of food with dry edible salt. {{disambiguation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Liberty Testing Laboratory Liberty is the state of being freedom, free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. The concept of liberty can vary depending on perspective and context. In the Constitutional law of the United States, ordered liberty means creating a balanced society where individuals have the freedom to act without unnecessary interference (negative liberty) and access to opportunities and resources to pursue their goals (positive liberty), all within a fair legal system. Sometimes liberty is differentiated from freedom by using the word "freedom" primarily, if not exclusively, to mean the ability to do as one wills and what one has the power to do; and using the word "liberty" to mean the absence of arbitrary restraints, taking into account the rights of all involved. In this sense, the exercise of liberty is subject to capability and limited by the rights of others. Thus liberty entails the duty, responsible use of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]