Is a Newly Proposed Rule Meant to Stop Healthcare Consolidation?
The new rule put forth by the FTC and DOJ would make mergers and acquisitions much more difficult to achieve.
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What Labs Need to Know About Proper Documentation for Billing
Billing and coding consultant Diana Voorhees shares her tips to ensure compliance when billing laboratory services.
Will LDTs Soon Be Regulated?
The FDA recently submitted its own proposed rule relating to lab-developed test regulation for review.
Immigration alert, social media, salary threshold, minimum wage, trafficking and more
By Mike O’Brien bio
Immigration alert—more Social Security “no-match” letters to issue this fall: The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced its plan to mail a second set of “no-match letters” to employers this fall…
Compliance Perspectives: Using Document Management Systems to Avoid HIPAA Pitfalls
By Andreas Rivera bio
Record-keeping can be one of the most stressful aspects of running a healthcare business since privacy compliance is scrutinized in healthcare more than any other industry.
Anyone with experience in the healthcare industry knows that violating HIPAA comes with steep penalties…
Earning our Spot on the Patient-Centered Care Team
By Jennifer Dawson, MHA, FACHE, CPHQ, LSSBB, DLM(ASCP)SLS, QIHC, QLC bio
There is a lot of talk these days about integrating the laboratory into patient-centered care teams1 and about forming…
Changes in hazardous waste management: the Generator Improvement Rule
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
If you haven’t heard by now, you should know that the EPA published its Generator Improvement Rule (GIR) in 2016. It is an update to the…
When Your Lab Has to Work through a Weather Emergency
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
I read a written Laboratory Emergency Management Plan, and at the end of the document there was a short section called…
Q&A on Lab Waste Management
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
Understanding the proper separation and disposal of the various waste types generated in the lab setting is an important piece of managing the…
The Safety Interpretation
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
When hospitals were placed on OSHA’s list of “high-risk” workplaces, no one had to ask why. OSHA adjusts that list based on the number of injuries that occur on the job…
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…
How to Avoid a Laboratory Audit
By Sean McSweeney bio
Laboratory audits have a much harder impact on your lab than intended. As detailed by the NCBI, the audit’s intent is to review and…