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
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: FDA Issues New Guidance on Using NGS Data to Secure Antiviral Drug & CDx Test Approval
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...]
Laboratory Information Systems (LIS): What You Need To Know To Get Paid
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...]
Genetics Update: 23andMe Seeks to Upend the Medical Industry via Genetic Testing Information Sharing
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...]
Data Breaches Leave Labs and Patients Exposed
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...]
Earning our Spot on the Patient-Centered Care Team
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...]
Compliance Perspectives: Complying with HIPAA Isn’t Enough to Manage Data Breach Liability Risks
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...]
Surviving PAMA: Keep an Eye on Industry Disruptors
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...]
New Project Aims to Provide Legal Guidance Needed to Do Business in Genomics
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...]