Medicare Compliance for Clinical Laboratories (Online CE Course)

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Author: Christopher Young
Reviewer: Barbara Cebulski, MS, MLS(ASCP)

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Based on the OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Clinical Laboratories, this course covers all elements of a successful Medicare compliance program. LMRPs, ABNs, coding, and requisitions are given full treatment. Special sections for billing departments, managers, and sales / marketing departments emphasize requirements specific for these areas. Ten case studies allow employees to practice their knowledge and get feedback. This course is ideal for bench laboratory workers, sales and clerical staff, but is appropriate for all laboratorians.

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Continuing Education Credits

P.A.C.E.® Contact Hours (acceptable for AMT, ASCP, and state recertification): 2 hour(s)
Approved through 3/31/2025
Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel Credit Hours - Supervision/Administration, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, and Safety: 2 hour(s)
Approved through 3/31/2025

Objectives

  • Define "voluntary compliance program," discuss the elements that should be included, and explain why it is important for the laboratory to implement the program.
  • Identify the Medicare laws and regulations that are applicable to clinical laboratories.
  • Identify compliance problems and issues.
  • Explain each of these terms or processes that are related to Medicare reimbursements: Medical necessity; International Classification of Diseases(ICD)and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding; Advance Beneficiary Notice.
  • State the responsibilities of laboratory administration, management, laboratory employees, and the billing department that are related to Medicare compliance.

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Course Outline

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  • Voluntary Compliance Program
    • Introduction
      • What is a Voluntary Compliance Program?
    • Seven Elements of a Compliance Program
  • Laws and Regulations
  • Compliance Issues
    • Confidentiality
      • Confidentiality
      • Case Study 2: Confidentiality and Compliance IssuesTwo hospital employees, a billing clerk and a clinical laboratory professional (from a different de...
    • Billing
      • Billing
    • Inducements
      • Marketing and Record Retention
      • Kick-Backs and Inducements
      • Phlebotomists and Equipment in Client Offices
      • Utilization and Other Regulations
      • Couriers and Referral Tests
      • Case Study 3: InducementsA laboratory-contracted courier is making a routine stop in a client's office and is approached by the office manager with wh...
      • Case Study 4: UtilizationA client service representative receives a call from a major laboratory client. The client is requesting the laboratory to wr...
    • Documentation
    • Whistleblowers
      • Whistleblowers
  • Processes and issues related to Medicare Reimbursement
  • Test Ordering
    • Orders
    • Tests
      • Panels and Profiles
      • Physician Notices and Acknowledgements
  • Responsibilities for Medicare Compliance
      • Laboratory Administration's Responsibilities
      • Management Personnel Responsibilities
      • Employee's Responsibility
      • Case Study 7: Management ResponsibilitiesThe setting is a large reference laboratory that processes a high volume of tests with turnaround time deadli...
      • Case Study 8: Employee ResponsibilityTwo clerks are working in close proximity to each other in a billing office. A billing clerk notices that one of ...
    • Billing Department
      • Laboratory Billing Department Communication With Physicians and Patients
      • Advance Beneficiary Notices (ABNs) and the Billing Department
      • Documentation
      • Case Study 9: Test RequisitionsA billing clerk is processing requisitions as a part of the normal day's work. The department is under pressure to redu...
  • Sales and Marketing
    • Equipment, contracts, and pricing
  • References
      • References

Additional Information

Level of Instruction: Basic.
Intended Audience: All clinical laboratory personnel. 
Author information: Christopher Young, of Laboratory Management Support Services, Phoenix, AZ, is an independent consultant, and nationally recognized speaker and expert currently specializing in compliance, sales and marketing, and customer service, as they pertain to clinical laboratories. He has extensive first-hand laboratory experience, in positions ranging from phlebotomist, to decision support coordinator, and in his consulting practice.
Reviewer information: Barbara Cebulski, MS, MLS(ASCP) has over 40 years of experience in the medical laboratory profession as a technologist, section supervisor, and laboratory manager. She was an Inspection and Technical Specialist for nine years with the College of American Pathologists in the Laboratory Accreditation Program and, until her retirement in 2015, was Program Director for MediaLab, Inc. Barbara holds a Masters in Instructional Technology from Georgia State University.
Course Description: This course is designed to train laboratory staff on the basic concepts of Medicare compliance. It is based on the OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Clinical Laboratories, and covers seven elements of a successful compliance program: risk areas, coding, ABNs, tests and panels, inducements, billing, and whistleblowers. It includes real-life case studies that highlight pertinent issues.

How to Subscribe
MLS & MLT Comprehensive CE Package
Includes 176 CE courses, most popular
$109Add to cart
Pick Your Courses
Up to 8 CE hours
$55Add to cart
Histology CE Package$69Add to cart
Histology CE User Increase$69Add to cart
Individual course$25Add to cart
Need multiple seats for your university or lab? Get a quote
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