Attention Lab Directors: Four CLIA Updates from the Past Year to Examine
CMS tweaked its CE, documentation, and on-site visit requirements for directors
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Clinical Lab Training Documentation Becomes More Important with CMS Revision
Third-party verification of lab personnel experience is now a CLIA requirement
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
Increasing Fees, Decreasing Access to Data in New CMS Proposal
New policies aim to better protect data against increasing cyberattacks, but academics say the changes will limit critical research
A Primer on PAMA
The impending legislation that may determine Medicare lab fees from 2025 onward
Billing and Coding: The Value of Clinical Validation
What clinical validation really means—and why every member of the laboratory should understand it.
Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) Form (Spanish Version)
Here’s the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage that you should present to patients who speak Spanish, starting August 31, 2022.
Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) Form (English Version)
Here’s the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage that you should present to patients, starting August 31, 2022.
OIG Sounds the Alarm on Improper Billing of Lipid Panels & Direct HDL Tests
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Price Transparency: 2 of 3 Hospitals Not Complying with New CMS Disclosure Rules, Study Finds
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OIG Medicare Lab Spending Report May Warn of Greater Scrutiny of Genetic and Automated Chemistry Tests
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CMS Waivers Expand COVID-19 Testing Coverage Rules
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CMS Develops Additional Code for Coronavirus Lab Tests
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