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Compliance
 Treasure Valley Laboratory (TVL) has a strong commitment to ensure that its business affairs are conducted in a manner consistent with the regulations of Federal, State and local government agencies. To underscore TVL’s commitment to regulatory compliance and to better assist its employees, partners and clients to comply with applicable requirements, TVL has had a formal Compliance Program in effect since 1999. Although the scope of the program encompasses a broad range of regulations, a critical focus of any compliance program for a healthcare provider relates to reimbursement under government-funded programs such as Medicare and Medicaid and promulgated through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations and guidance provided by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The program covers billing to federal and state-funded programs, risk management, and compliance with HIPAA and OSHA regulations. Our compliance officer can provide valuable insight into these issues.
TVL is committed to the fundamental goals embodied in compliance law, to observing both the letter and the spirit of the law in all its clinical and financial practices, and to conducting itself in compliance with high ethical standards. All employees receive compliance training to ensure that the laboratory services we provide are of high quality and are in full compliance with applicable regulations.
TVL’s directory of services includes a section labeled “Compliance and Regulatory” that discusses compliance issues relevant to clients. TVL publishes a pamphlet about advance beneficiary notices (ABNs). The pamphlets are suitable for distribution to physicians’ offices, patient service centers, and anywhere else they might help inform Medicare beneficiaries.
TVL publishes a billing handbook to help clients and physicians with the complexities of the billing and coding of services for Medicare beneficiaries.
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