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.
Where’s your lab safety manual?
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
Laboratory leadership should be committed to providing a safe working environment, and they should believe their employees have a right to know…
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…
Should You Contract with The Blues?
By Sean McSweeney bio
Should you contract with the Blues? Many BCBS insurers around the country are opening up to paneling laboratories where previously that had not often been possible. They are offering…
Emergency Staffing ABCs
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
When I was growing up near Buffalo, New York, experiencing two snow storms in three weeks was no big deal; in fact, it was rather commonplace. When I…
Safety lapses continue with select agents
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
The approach of the holiday season signals the end of another year. Was this just another year in a long line of them for you in lab safety, or was it…
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…
FDA Reports Advances in Diagnostics Development
From – National Intelligence Report
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently unveiled its FY 2015-2016: Regulatory Science Progress Report. The report, the second of its kind under the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, says the…
The New Overtime Rules are Put on Hold. What Does That Mean for You?
By Mike O’Brien bio
As most of you know by now, I’m sure, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) has finalized a new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rule that, among other things, raises the minimum salary threshold required to qualify for…