percent of Medicare payments to quality was reached months earlier than anticipated, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently reported that Medicare spending between 2009 and … [Read more...]
HEALTH CARE REFORM
As Value-based Goals are Achieved, Medicare Spending Declines By Billions of Dollars
April 18, 2016
DATA
Specimen Collection and Handling Threatens Integrity of Diagnostics and Biomedical Research
April 12, 2016
By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence The massive amounts of data being created by diagnostics and the challenges and opportunities this data presents was the focus of a one-day … [Read more...]
HEALTH CARE REFORM
HHS Reports Medicare Spending Has Declined By Billions of Dollars
March 28, 2016
By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence After announcing earlier this month that the goal of linking 30 percent of Medicare payments to quality was reached months earlier than … [Read more...]
HEALTH CARE REFORM
CMS & NIH Focus on Relationship Between Social Issues and Health of Seniors, Children
March 24, 2016
When patients come to labs for tests, they bring more than health needs. They may come from unstable homes, be hungry, or experience difficulty finding transportation to get to the lab. Social issues … [Read more...]
HEALTH CARE REFORM
ACLA Meeting Spotlights Value of Clinical Diagnostics in Face of Reimbursement, Regulatory Challenges
March 7, 2016
By Stephanie Murg, Managing Director, G2 Intelligence Despite the looming challenges of a proposed overhaul of the Medicare payment system for clinical laboratory services and federal regulation of … [Read more...]
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Presidential Election Campaign Sets Tone for 2017 Congressional Activity
March 3, 2016
Pathologists and laboratory leaders who have not yet had their fill of politics just need to wait. As 2016 progresses, Republican and Democratic Presidential candidates are likely to create … [Read more...]
OIG & Industry Leaders Collaborate on Guidance Regarding Compliance Oversight
May 1, 2015
On April 20, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a compliance guidance document created through the joint efforts of the OIG, the American … [Read more...]
OIG Sets Enforcement Sights on Reform Efforts
April 20, 2015
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) doesn’t just scrutinize laboratories and other providers but is also charged with overseeing government agencies and … [Read more...]
Health Care Stakeholders Advise FTC/DOJ on Payer Networks, ACOs, and Anti-Trust Concerns
March 24, 2015
As we reported in our last issue, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is concerned about the effects of health care reform on competition. The FTC and Department of Justice (DOJ) held a joint workshop … [Read more...]
Latest Snapshot of National Health Spending
Health care spending in the United States rose 3.9 percent in 2011 to a total of $2.7 trillion and accounted for 17.9 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), according to the annual report that … [Read more...]
