OIG Tracking Fraud, Inappropriate Use Within Rapidly Growing Genetic Testing Industry

May 15, 2017

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Amid growing genetic testing use, the Office of Inspector General has been expediently going after fraudulent activities in the industry with the help of its data analytics center.

At a recent lab industry meeting, Karen Glassman, senior counsel within OIG's administrative and civil remedies branch, detailed the types of fraud her group has caught labs committing, and many of them are occurring in the genetic testing space.

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