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The former owner and manager of a Detroit-area clinic was sentenced Feb. 4 to 63 months in prison for her role in a $2.3 million Medicare fraud conspiracy, the Department of Justice said (United States v. Briceno, S.D. Fla., No. 09-20748).

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March 2010 - Table of Contents

GCR March 2010 (Full PDF Issue)

Supreme Court Upholds Ruling on Forensic Lab Testimony

Compliance Perspectives: What the Government’s Increased Enforcement Efforts Could Mean for Health Care Providers

The Back Page: News-At-a-Glance (March 2010)

Diagnostic Testing Facility Denied Reimbursement Over Improper Documentation of Necessity

Former Michigan Clinic Owner Sentenced in Medicare Fraud Scheme

Proposed Federal Budget Seeks $250 Million for Increased Anti-Fraud Efforts, Strike Force

Lab, Pathology Groups Urge Quick Legislative Action to Revive ‘Grandfather’ Protection for TC Billing

ACLA Makes Recommendations on Exchange of Electronic Laboratory Data