Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Relief Act Aims to Dent the Staffing Crisis
How the 2024 proposal will fare on Capitol Hill in 2025 remains to be seen, though
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Updates to CLIA Personnel Requirements May Lengthen Hiring Times
Changes ‘have had a significant impact on the recruitment process for laboratory directors and technical supervisors,’ recruiter says
XiFin’s Payor Rate Transparency Monitor Helps Clinical Labs Compare In-Network Rates
The free online tool can set a foundation for renewed reimbursement strategies and contract negotiations with insurance carriers
Be Sure to Use New ABN Form, Starting August 31
As of August 31, 2022, labs and other providers must use the new ABN labeled with the appropriate federal OMB Number (0938-0566) and CMS-R-131 to ensure they can bill Medicare beneficiaries for any lab tests or other services that Medicare doesn’t cover.
CMS Bristles at Criticism It’s Not Recovering Medicare Overpayments
According to a recent OIG report, CMS is not doing a good job collecting the Medicare overpayments OIG auditors are uncovering. However, CMS recently rejected almost all of the recommendations in that report, suggesting all is not well between the two federal agencies.
LDTs Legislation Inches Closer to Passage, but Major Hurdles Remain
The VALID Act for FDA regulation of laboratory developed tests is working its way through the final stages of the legislative process, but not everyone is loving it.
CMS Proposes CLIA Fee Increases and Nurses Doing High-Complexity Testing
In addition to increasing and imposing new user fees, the proposed rule would allow nurses to perform high and moderate complexity testing, essentially placing nursing degrees on the same level as degrees in clinical laboratory science, biology, and chemistry. Here's what lab managers need to know about the proposed rule.
Guidance on HIPAA Abortion Privacy Rights Post-Roe-v-Wade
Loss of constitutional abortion rights undermines privacy protection of patients seeking reproductive care.
OIG Calls Out MA Plans for Wrongfully Denying Reimbursement
The new report could be a turning point in the battle to curb payor abuse of preauthorization requirements.
Labs Figure Prominently in New OIG Enforcement Report
While the report’s most significant findings involved labs and lab testing, it wasn’t just the usual finger pointing this time.
Theranos in Court: Jury Finds Balwani Guilty on All 12 Counts
Federal San Jose jury finds ex-Theranos COO guilty of all 10 ten counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Congress Acts to End PAMA Price Cutting Reign of Terror
After years of resistance, the lab industry’s hopes and prayers for relief from the flawed pricing scheme may soon be answered.
Alleged Violation of Medicare’s 14-Day Rule Costs Company $2.8 Million
Caris Life Sciences agrees to pay $2.8 million to settle claims that it purposely delayed submitting lab tests to get around Medicare’s 14-day rule.
