By Lori Solomon, Editor, Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Sharing laboratory results electronically with outside providers is the most achievable health information exchange task, according to analysis from HealthITInteroperability.com. However, hospitals reported that sharing lab results electronically with other hospitals outside of their health system was the hardest task. While much progress has been made in adoption of electronic health records, true interoperability across the continuum of…
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By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence
A coalition of organizations including the American Medical Association (AMA) and American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) have recommended to Congress that oversight of laboratory developed tests (LDTs) be undertaken "primarily through reform of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments [(CLIA)]," with a more limited role for the Food and Drug Administration. The coalition's letter, sent to…
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 CareEvolve's outreach connectivity solutions exchange laboratory results and orders between the Laboratory Information System and provider's Electronic Medical Record (EMR/EHR) systems. In addition to industry leading interconnectivity, CareEvolve includes a cloud-based Patient Results Portal, Provider Portal and data analytic functionality. The CareEvolve solutions are currently interfaced with over 300 EMR products and transfer orders and results for more than 30,000 providers. For more information, visit www.careevolve.com or call 888-322-5222.
By Ron Shinkman, Editor, Laboratory Industry Report
Millennium Health has secured a contract from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to provide urine drug testing, consultation and research collaboration for an upcoming clinical trial. The trial will focus on the effects of the long-term exposure to time-release opioid painkillers and whether they heighten a user's sensitivity to pain, and will help develop more specific…
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By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week another major settlement of False Claims Act allegations, involving hundreds of providers. This time, it's 70 settlements with 457 hospitals across 43 states, yielding over $250 million. The settlements were credited by the DOJ as another achievement for the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) initiative" and resulted from…
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WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT
With Diana W. Voorhees, M.A., CLS, MT, SH, CLCP Principal/CEO, DV & Associates, Inc.
As clinical and anatomic pathology laboratories gear up for end-of-the-year charge master updates and revision of billing policies and procedures, it's important to learn what new coding and billing changes Medicare has in store for the coming year. Attend this G2 Intelligence webinar to:
- Hear the latest news on the CPT coding changes that will take effect in 2016
- Apply coverage and payment changes associated with Medicare fee schedules for laboratories and pathologists
- Learn what's happening with regard to payment for molecular diagnostic and drug testing
When: November 12, 2015, 2-3:30pm Eastern
Click here to register, or call Customer Service at 1-888-729-2315
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