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.
Lab Compliance Will Change When Public Health Emergency Ends
Your current COVID-19 testing arrangements may no longer be compliant on May 11.
Weekly Enforcement Report: Telemedicine Scheme Trend Continues
Most of last week’s healthcare-related actions involved telemedicine in some way, with the lone lab-related case centering on genetic testing.
The 2022 Year in FDA 510(k) Approvals
Roche and Abbott received the most approvals for new lab tests last year.
Weekly Enforcement Report: Medical Equipment & Kickbacks
While labs were absent from recent enforcement actions, last week saw kickback schemes involving DME companies and a medical device company.
CMS to Crack Down on False Billing of COVID-19 Add-on Tests
Some labs took advantage of COVID coverage rules to bill Medicare for medically unnecessary RPPs, allergy, and genetic tests.
New Cancer Diagnostic Tests Stand Out
Key Dx announcements last week involved companion diagnostics, liquid biopsy assays, and an RUO leukemia test.
The Promise of Mobile Photoacoustic Imaging
The flexibility of compact, mobile, photoacoustic imaging equipment on wheels is helping to advance groundbreaking medical research, diagnostics, and treatment.
ACMG Recommends NIPS for Common Fetal Trisomies
The new practice guideline also recommends NIPS to screen for fetal sex chromosome aneuploidy.
Weekly Enforcement Report: Lab Owner Gets Prison Time for UDT Fraud
In last week’s key cases, those involved in UDT fraud schemes face the music, and a doctor is convicted of stealing COVID relief money.
North American Leaders Commit to Better Pandemic Preparedness
The recent Declaration of North America makes updating the current North American Plan for Animal and Pandemic Influenza a priority.
