ACLA Head Pushes RESULTS Act Passage During House Subcommittee Testimony
Better clinical laboratory test data reporting would allow ‘Medicare rates to be more appropriately set,’ says Susan Van Meter
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Scott Wallask
Scott Wallask is senior editorial manager at G2 Intelligence and its sibling brands, The Dark Report, Today’s Clinical Lab, Lab Manager, and Lab Design News. During his 30-year career, he has covered the clinical lab, healthcare, and high-tech markets during stints at TechTarget, HCPro, ZoomInfo, and the SAPinsider family of online publications. A former newspaper reporter, he graduated from Northeastern University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He can be reached at swallask@clinicallab.com.
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Genetic Testing Kickback Scheme Results in 46-Month Prison Term
Federal prosecutors continue to target situations where third-party recruiters influence test ordering
Attention Lab Directors: Four CLIA Updates from the Past Year to Examine
CMS tweaked its CE, documentation, and on-site visit requirements for directors
Lab Directors Should Follow cfDNA Testing Progress in Ongoing Study
AMP Annual Meeting attendees showed strong interest in the blood test
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PAMA Cuts to Clinical Labs Get Brief Delay Through January 30, 2026
Bill that ended government shutdown includes provision to hold off PAMA cuts
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PAMA Cuts Loom and New Lab Reporting Deadline Nears, Both on January 1
However, a proposed bill called the RESULTS Act is racing to thwart the cuts to lab test reimbursement rates
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The Success of AI in Lab Billing and Coding Hinges on Good Data
Two revenue cycle management experts explain opportunities that clinical laboratories have with artificial intelligence
Expert Q&A: AMR Warnings Need to Be Louder, and It Just Can’t Be Up to Labs
John Osiecki of bioMérieux also discusses AI for outbreaks and regulation trends
Brief AI Glossary Can Help Clinical Lab Managers Navigate a Litany of Terms
We explain what ‘tokens’ are, as well as what ‘GPT’ really means
No Signs of the DOJ Letting Off the Pedal with Medicare Fraud Investigations
However, a new memo instructs federal prosecutors to ‘avoid overreach’ when parties cooperate with authorities
