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Diagnostics & Demographics: Is Your Lab Prepared to Accommodate an Aging Population?
From – National Intelligence Report
Talk of an aging population isn’t idle chatter. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 2030 will mark a significant turning point in…
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Cost Avoidance vs Cost Savings: What’s the Difference?
By Jennifer Dawson, MHA, DLM (ASCP) bio
As I work to spread awareness within the clinical laboratory community about the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) concept and its benefits as a method to demonstrate…
Evidence Suggests Need for Expanded HCV Testing, Particularly Coupled With Opioid Screening in Young People
From – Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Current hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening strategies may not be adequate in the face of the opioid epidemic…
Surviving a Medicare Audit: Warn Lab Staffers Not to Lie to Auditors
From – G2 Compliance Advisor
As a lab compliance director, you understand the dangers of obstructing a Medicare audit. The problem is…
Medicare Reimbursement: Part B Lab Payments in Final Year before PAMA
From – Laboratory Industry Report
Part B payments for lab tests in 2017, the final year under the old reimbursement rules, totaled $7.1 billion, up slightly from…
Labs Need to Prepare for Upcoming PAMA Data Collection Period
From – National Intelligence Report
The impact of PAMA (the Protecting Access to Medicare Act) is already being felt in the laboratory industry…