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LDT Oversight Remains Under CLIA, for Now
Judge rules that the FDA has ‘no authority’ to issue its rule governing laboratory-developed tests
Routine Mass Spectrometry in Clinical Labs: A Competitive Advantage?
How a new automated system bringing MS to routine lab testing could help set laboratories apart from their competitors
Billing & Coding: What to Know About New Category III CPT Codes for Digital Pathology
The new codes have garnered attention as a future mechanism for additional reimbursement and thus deserve further discussion.
Compliance Perspectives: How to Perform Excluded Provider Checks
Hiring, retaining, or simply doing business with the wrong people may expose your lab to significant financial penalties.
Kentucky $1.74 Million Settlement Illustrates the Danger of Billing Medicare for Nonmedical Urine Drug Tests
A recent False Claims Act settlement from Kentucky represents an unusual variation on a common theme.
4 Things to Know About the End of the COVID-19 PHE
The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11 also brings certain flexibilities for labs and other providers to an end.
OIG Roundup
In this OIG roundup, we cover the agency’s plans to modernize and improve the useability of its Compliance Program Guidance, which was first published in 1998.
Proposed FTC Ban on Noncompete Agreements Could Be Highly Disruptive to Lab Staffing
A proposed move to make noncompete agreements illegal could impact retention of some laboratory employees.
Brief Your Billing & Coding Staff on New Medicare HCPCS & CLIA Code Changes
To avoid claims denials and improper billings, ensure billing and coding staff is aware of, and has adjusted to, all recent coding changes.
Compliance Alert: 8 New Medicare COVID-19 Test Payment Rules Take Effect on May 12
CMS recently issued long-awaited guidance on post-PHE changes to Medicare coverage of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests.
Staffing Special Report: CMS Proposes Changes to CLIA Laboratory Personnel Requirements
An overview and analysis of the recently proposed changes and how they could affect your medical laboratory.
Reimbursement: ABN’s Failure to Include List Prices for Denied Lab Tests Is Not Consumer Fraud
Recent case shows why failing to disclose to individuals the lab test list prices they may need to pay doesn’t count as consumer fraud.
