CMS has decided to delay its controversial proposal to require hospitals to post their standard prices based on their negotiated contracts with insurers. But while the delay represents a temporary … [Read more...]
Quest Shells Out $195K to Settle Massive HIV Data Breach Class Action
November 14, 2019
Government fines, public embarrassment, loss of provider and patient trust. As if these consequences weren’t scary enough, massive PHI breaches can expose your lab to a new kind of risk: class action … [Read more...]
EMERGING TESTS
Emerging Tests: FDA Issues New Guidance on Using NGS Data to Secure Antiviral Drug & CDx Test Approval
October 17, 2019
Next generation sequencing (NGS) data supporting resistance assessments is crucial to developing and gaining FDA clearance for new antiviral drugs and related companion diagnostic tests (CDx). Now the … [Read more...]
CO-ORDINATING DATA
Laboratory Information Systems (LIS): What You Need To Know To Get Paid
September 30, 2019
By Sean McSweeney bio Today, laboratory billing claims require more and more data to successfully get paid. One of the biggest reasons your claims may be getting denied is because you're not … [Read more...]
TESTING TRENDS
Genetics Update: 23andMe Seeks to Upend the Medical Industry via Genetic Testing Information Sharing
August 27, 2019
Can one company disrupt the entire lab industry? 23andMe seems determined to find out. The Mountain View, California-based personal genomics and biotechnology company, which first marketed its … [Read more...]
FOCUS ON
Data Breaches Leave Labs and Patients Exposed
August 19, 2019
Two recent data breaches at major labs may have compromised the personal health information of approximately 19.6 million patients. No wonder the industry and privacy experts are revisiting best … [Read more...]
LAB OPERATIONS
Earning our Spot on the Patient-Centered Care Team
August 12, 2019
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 … [Read more...]
CYBERSECURITY
Compliance Perspectives: Complying with HIPAA Isn’t Enough to Manage Data Breach Liability Risks
August 5, 2019
Memo to lab managers and compliance officers: It may be time to rethink your data breach response strategy. This directive is the result not of any substantive changes to the HIPAA rules but rather to … [Read more...]
FOCUS ON
Surviving PAMA: Keep an Eye on Industry Disruptors
July 16, 2019
A talking point of a G2 Lab Institute 2018 presentation deserves closer attention, especially given its implications for the lab industry. "Advantages and Disadvantages Confronting Labs in a … [Read more...]
FOCUS ON
New Project Aims to Provide Legal Guidance Needed to Do Business in Genomics
July 1, 2019
Technology changes faster than the laws designed to regulate it. Thus, while DNA testing has changed medicine and fueled growth in the lab industry, it has also created new legal challenges that few … [Read more...]
