Procedural Coding Changes to Note for 2024
Key 2024 coding changes for laboratories and tips for ensuring proper implementation into chargemasters and fee schedules.
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Diana Voorhees, MA, MLS(ASCP)SH, CLCP, CPCO
Diana W. Voorhees, MA, MLS(ASCP)SH, CLCP, CPCO, is the CEO/Principal of DV & Associates Inc., Salt Lake City, UT.
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Expected Audit Targets for 2024 and How Laboratories Can Ensure Compliance
An overview of likely lab audit targets for the coming year, and how laboratories can ensure they’re prepared.
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The Basics of Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) for Labs
When it comes to protected health information, it’s important that labs manage contracts with external sources to ensure HIPAA compliance.
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How to Ensure Proper Documentation for Billing Laboratory Services
What do lab professionals need to do to ensure sufficient documentation for billing clinical laboratory and pathology services?
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Billing & Coding: The Expanding Role of Z-Codes
Labs will have to submit Z-Codes with every molecular pathology testing code billed to UnitedHealthcare, starting Aug. 1.
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Billing & Coding of Infectious Disease Testing
Recent developments pose reimbursement and compliance challenges for billing and coding infectious disease testing—here’s how to manage them.
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Billing & Coding: What to Know About New Category III CPT Codes for Digital Pathology
The new codes have garnered attention as a future mechanism for additional reimbursement and thus deserve further discussion.
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How to Perform a Billing, Coding, & Reimbursement Process Compliance Audit
Auditing in medical laboratories is critical for reviewing processes to identify erroneous outcomes, as well as areas for improvement.
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The ABN Modifiers and How to Properly Use Them
Proper usage of ABN-related modifiers is a significant issue that has a direct impact on your lab’s reimbursement and compliance.
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Six Lab Sales and Marketing Compliance Problem Areas and How to Address Them
It’s imperative for labs to establish and maintain an active corporate compliance program that augments the actual scientific testing.
