New Report Sheds Light on Effectiveness of Federal Government’s Response to Need for COVID-19 Testing
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January 1, 2021 Is D-Day for Hospital Pricing Transparency
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CLIA: After 36 Years, CMS Gives Lab Accreditation a Good Hard Look
From - National Intelligence Report
If you've been in the clinical labs business for a while, you probably appreciate the wisdom behind this ancient Chinese curse. 2018 is shaping up to be a very…
Are Labs Personally Liable to Data Breach Victims—CareFirst Case May Provide the Answer
From - National Intelligence Report
While data breaches inside labs and other health care settings happen all the time, lawsuits for money damages by victims have been relatively unusual…
PAMA Implementation: PLA Codes for Advanced Dx Tests Are Off to a Flying Start
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EHR: Window Closes on Meaningful Use Exemptions as Congress Seeks to Make Future Compliance Easier
From - National Intelligence Report
October has been a big month for meaningful use compliance…
Billing & Coding: Proposed New Molecular Pathology Crosswalk Codes for 2018
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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…
Kickbacks: Does OIG Green Light of Free Product Replacements Open Door for Lab Freebies?
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Decoding Quality Terminology
There is a lot of talk about quality these days, but there is often confusion around quality terminology
Lean Six Sigma is Not Quality
By Jennifer Dawson, MHA, LSSBB, DLM(ASCP) bio
Now before the entire industry lynches me for the sacrilege of the title of this article, let me explain what I mean. I have known Lean Six Sigma skeptics and outright haters and trust me…
Compliance Planning: OIG Switches from Semi-Annual to Monthly Work Plan Updates
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