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A Modern Healthcare Collaboration
Labs, patients, and technology must all work together to deliver forward-thinking patient-centered care.
12 Steps to Manage BYOD Risks to Lab Data
How lab leaders can manage the data security risks of staff using personal devices for work-related purposes.
Medicare Reimbursements: Part B Lab Payments Slightly Down for 2016, Reports OIG
From - National Intelligence Report
The OIG released its report on Medicare Part B payments for lab tests in 2016. The punchline: Lab payments over the past three years remain incredibly consistent in terms of…
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…
Newly Proposed PAMA Rates for 2018 Confirm Lab Industry’s Worst Fears
From - National Intelligence Report
CMS's newly issued preliminary Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) for 2018 dashes the lab industry's hopes for PAMA relief by making two things…
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…
LDTs: TRICARE Beneficiaries Get At Least 3 More Years of Access
From - National Intelligence Report
Some of the labs that participate in TRICARE got some good news when the Department of Defense announced that it has extended the so called…
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…