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Enforcement Trends: New Emphasis on MD Practices Puts Labs at Growing Risk of Antitrust Enforcement
From – Lab Compliance Advisor
In addition to the usual Medicare and Medicaid anti-fraud laws, labs have a new liability risk to contend with…
G2 Blog
Earning our Spot on the Patient-Centered Care Team
By Jennifer Dawson, MHA, FACHE, CPHQ, LSSBB, DLM(ASCP)SLS, QIHC, QLC bio
There is a lot of talk these days about integrating the laboratory into patient-centered care teams1 and about forming…
Business Trends: Commercial Testing Companies ‘Sell’ Health Screenings
From – Laboratory Industry Report
Several companies market an array of preventive tests directly to consumers. Are these companies and tests legit? What does…
HIPAA: New HIPAA Penalties System Rewards Labs that Try to Comply
From – National Intelligence Report
New HHS rules significantly increase the amount of money your lab can save by making diligent and demonstrable efforts to prevent HIPAA violations even when…
CDC Announces Shortage of TB Skin Test Antigen, New TB Testing Guidelines
From – Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a…
Diagnostic Deals: A Roundup of the Key Mergers, Acquisitions, Alliances, Licenses and Other Strategic Transactions From the Past Month
From – Laboratory Industry Report
The strategic deal making pot continues to boil, despite the relative inactivity of the established market leaders like Quest, LabCorp and Abbott. Here’s a look at…