2026 Predictions for Clinical Labs: AI, Audits, and Increased Enforcement
How clinical laboratories should prepare for the next wave of oversight in the new year
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Chevron Doctrine’s Dismissal Has Yet to Upend Regulatory Environment
However, clinical laboratories may have more say in future laws and guidance thanks to 2024 decision
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
Is Prior Authorization Reform on the Horizon?
Government reform and payer streamlining may reduce the burden on healthcare providers, but laboratories should remain vigilant
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
A Primer on PAMA
The impending legislation that may determine Medicare lab fees from 2025 onward
LDTs: Congress Set to Scuttle VALID Act at the Eleventh Hour
Congress reportedly set to pass a stripped-down version of the FDA user fees bill without the VALID Act component regulating LDTs.
New Broad All-Payor Kickback Law Impacting Laboratories, Commission-based Compensation and more
Changes in laboratory waste management
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
In the past, if a laboratory or a facility generated less than 220 pounds (or 100 kilograms) of hazardous (chemical) waste each month…
New Laws: Congress Doubles Penalties for Medicare Fraud & Abuse
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Employment Law Update: The Weinstein Edition
By Mike O'Brien bio
Your news feed, like mine, has exploded with references to someone named Harvey Weinstein for the past few weeks. What's up? Weinstein is…
Employment Law Update for HR Managers October 2017
By Mike O'Brien bio
Here is my periodic update prepared for interested HR professionals trying to deal with the complex American employment laws…
Here’s my latest Employment Law update prepared for many HR professionals
By Mike O'Brien bio
Lots of ADA Facility Lawsuits in Utah: Here is an interesting legal news update from my partner Mike Judd: Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires places of…