FDA Watch: FDA Approves Enhanced Cologuard Cancer Test
Test maker Exact Sciences says it expects Cologuard Plus to cut false positives by more than 30 percent
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Meeting the Needs of Laboratory Learners
The CDC’s OneLab training initiative offers free courses, events, resources, and networking opportunities for clinical lab professionals
Electronic Prior Authorization Bill Reintroduced in Congress
For clinical labs, the proposed law could bring more consistency to test ordering
Business Trends: More Hospitals Looking to Outsource Their Lab Testing
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New Laws: Congress Tables Bill to Make Whole-Genome Sequencing Available to Medicaid Kids
From - National Intelligence Report
In early August, Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA) and John Shimkus (R-IL) introduced in the…
ACLA Court Win May Tip the Battle Over PAMA Pricing
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Data Breaches Leave Labs and Patients Exposed
From - National Intelligence Report
Two recent data breaches at major labs may have compromised the personal health information of approximately 19.6 million patients…
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 forming…
HIPAA: New HIPAA Penalties System Rewards Labs that Try to Comply
From - National Intelligence Report
New HHS rules significantly increase the amount of money your lab can save by making diligent and demonstrable efforts to prevent HIPAA violations even when…
Is Your Billing Company Putting You At Compliance Risk?
By Sean McSweeney bio
Does your orthopedic billing company charge a percentage of collections for their coding and billing…
Focus On: State AGs Break New Ground by Teaming Up to Enforce HIPAA
From - National Intelligence Report
Lab managers and compliance officers take note: For the first time ever, state attorneys general (AGs) have banded together to go after a health care provider for…
Ergonomics in the Laboratory Setting
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
Sometimes when I am talking about lab safety and the topic turns to ergonomics, I get an unusual reaction from the audience…
State Law Round-up: New Privacy Breach Notification Laws Potentially Affecting Labs
From - Lab Compliance Advisor
As illustrated by the recent MIE settlement (click here for the story), security breaches involving patients' electronic protected health information…