Special Analysis: Two Key Legislative Initiatives Labs Should Know About
Though potential FDA LDTs regulation has drawn a lot of attention, other efforts could also have long-term effects on how labs do business.
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FDA Watch: A New Blood Test for Accurate Alzheimer’s Detection
The ALZpath DX assay is less invasive than other diagnostic tests, and may give patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s more time to plan
A Primer on PAMA
The impending legislation that may determine Medicare lab fees from 2025 onward
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
Case: A urinalysis lab with a shady past figures prominently in an equally shady scheme involving TennCare, Tennessee's Medicaid program. According to…
Don’t Crash & Burn: Why Cutting Your Quality Department’s Budget is not a Good Idea
By Jennifer Dawson, MHA, DLM (ASCP) bio
Do you think that you can improve your organization's bottom line by reducing the budget to your quality program and cutting its staff…
You Make the Call: Is Replacing Spoiled Products for Free an Anti-Kickback Violation?
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
The following scenario comes right out of an August 25, 2017 OIG Advisory Opinion. See if you can guess how the OIG ruled…
Fanning the Flames
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
Memorizing what actions to take in a fire situation is important, and reviewing this topic in October, National Fire Prevention Month, is both timely and…
Beware of Accidental Discrimination in Lab Job Ads
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
Before civil rights laws, job ads like these were seen as perfectly normal. Today, employers aren't allowed to post job ads with phrases that exclude or express preferences based on…
Case of the Month: FMC Settlement Is Poster Child for False Billing of Lab Tests
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
In the grand scheme of things, $2 million is fairly small potatoes for false billing of lab tests—especially considering that it allegedly…
That CAN’T Be Right: Court Says Labs Must Independently Verify Medical Necessity of M.D. Ordered Tests
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
Based on the enforcement track record, if your lab ever gets charged with falsely billing Medicare for lab tests, failure to document the…
Draft 2018 CLFS Reveals Fundamental Flaws in PAMA Reporting Exercise; Time to Take Action
By Lâle White bio
As XIFIN predicted, the PAMA reporting exercise has resulted in significant proposed laboratory fee cuts. In fact…