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CMS Slated to Close Change Healthcare Payment Program

By Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Jun 21, 2024 | 2 min read

Program meant to ease cash flow disruptions experienced by some Medicare providers and suppliers due to the cyberattack will conclude in mid-July

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When & How to Use Changed Clinical Laboratory Consult Codes

By Diana Voorhees, MA, MLS(ASCP)SH, CLCP, CPCO | Jul 21, 2022 | 1 min read

Use of these codes has frequently raised concerns for compliance due to a lack of clarity regarding when they’re appropriate.

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Liquid Biopsy Can Rule Out Need for Chemotherapy After Stage II Colon Cancer Surgery

By Glenn S. Demby | Jul 13, 2022 | 1 min read

New study shows that ctDNA liquid biopsy testing after stage II colon cancer may determine whether chemotherapy is required.

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FDA Resumes Domestic Surveillance Inspections but Faces Huge Backlogs

By Glenn S. Demby | Feb 9, 2022 | 1 min read

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Three Key Changes Your Lab Staff Need to Know About

By Glenn S. Demby | Feb 9, 2022 | 1 min read

CMS recently announced some important changes affecting PAMA price reporting, along with a list of 17 new PLA codes that will be recognized.

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EC Agrees to Phase in New IV Diagnostic Regulation, Starting in May

By Glenn S. Demby | Feb 9, 2022 | 1 min read

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Medicare Will Pay for Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests

By Glenn S. Demby | Feb 9, 2022 | 1 min read

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Don’t Use These Rapid COVID-19 Tests, FDA Warns

By Glenn S. Demby | Feb 9, 2022 | 1 min read

The US Food and Drug Administration recently issued a letter warning people not to use two different tests produced by Empowered Diagnostics.

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Feds False Claim Recoveries Top $5.6 Billion

By Glenn S. Demby | Feb 9, 2022 | 1 min read

The cost of recoveries hit an eight-year high in FY 2021, with the health care industry footing 90 percent of the bill.

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Professor Discusses His Work in Microfluidics, SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing

By Rachel Muenz | Jan 31, 2022 | 1 min read

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Hospital Mergers Dip to a 12-Year Low in 2021

By Glenn S. Demby | Jan 31, 2022 | 1 min read

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A Big Step for CRISPR-Based SARS-CoV-2 Test

By Glenn S. Demby | Jan 31, 2022 | 1 min read

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EC Agrees to Phase in New IV Diagnostic Regulation, Starting May 26

By Glenn S. Demby | Jan 31, 2022 | 1 min read

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