Four Federal Efforts to Monitor, Including RESULTS Act Progress
Other proposals aim to increase fraud enforcement, temper prior authorization, and modernize CLIA
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Is Prior Authorization Reform on the Horizon?
Government reform and payer streamlining may reduce the burden on healthcare providers, but laboratories should remain vigilant
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Perfect Partners: Healthcare Quality and the Clinical Lab
How labs form an indispensable part of the CMS National Quality Strategy, helping to drive healthcare improvements and scientific growth.
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A New Tool for Helping Labs Improve Diversity in Clinical Trials
Rachel Rangel, AuD, discusses a new toolkit to help laboratory professionals ensure diversity and inclusion is addressed in their research.
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Expert Q&A: How Technology is Improving Access to Lab Testing
Healthcare leader Steve Serota discusses a new partnership and how it is bringing high-quality lab testing to underserved areas.
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New Administration May Not Be Enough to Save the ACA
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PAMA Unlocks Golden Age for Innovative Diagnostics
By Chance Scott bio
The publication of the 2018 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) in January saw a long and heated debate within the lab community come to fruition…
How to Adjust to the April 2018 Medicare Beneficiary Cards
By Sean McSweeney bio
In a press release on May 30, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) commented regarding their fraud prevention initiative program and their planned changes regarding…
Utilization Trends: Teaching Hospitals Consistently Order More Lab Tests
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High-Deductible Plans Tied to Reduced Use of Health Care, Including Diagnostic Testing
From – Laboratory Industry Report
People enrolled in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) cut their use of health services, including laboratory testing, according to…
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“Applicable Labs”: The Fly in the PAMA Market-Based Pricing Ointment
From – Laboratory Industry Report
The lab industry has no objection to basing Medicare payments for lab tests on the actual rates charged to payors in the private market. What has the industry so upset is how…
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AACC Calls for Lab Professionals to Support Value-Based Care
From – Laboratory Industry Report
Laboratory professionals have a central role to play in supporting the transition to value-based care, according to…
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ACA Impacts Screening Test Usage
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