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Private Payer Reimbursement for Genetic Testing Hinges on Clinical Utility

By Tara Cepull, MA | Sep 3, 2024 | 1 min read

Two revenue cycle management experts offer tips for clinical labs to improve coverage decisions for genetic tests

A healthcare professional sits at a computer in a medical office, illustrating billing for genetic testing.

Electronic Prior Authorization Bill Reintroduced in Congress

By Tara Cepull, MA | Sep 3, 2024 | 1 min read

For clinical labs, the proposed law could bring more consistency to test ordering

An older female patient discusses test results with her female doctor, who is holding a clipboard.

Dx Deals: Quest Makes Big North American Expansion with LifeLabs Acquisition

By Ron Shinkman | Aug 30, 2024 | 1 min read

The roughly $1 billion deal will boost the company’s annual revenue by about 7 percent, and will give Quest a stronger presence in Canada.

LifeLabs head office building in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

Lab Uses Billing Info of Another Lab to Get Around Payment Restrictions

By Glenn S. Demby | Jan 20, 2020 | 1 min read

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Massachusetts Practice Busted for Taking Free POCT Cups from Millennium

By Glenn S. Demby | Jan 15, 2020 | 1 min read

Case: A northern Massachusetts medical practice and Detroit pain clinic became the latest downstream providers to pay the OIG a five-figure fine to settle kickback claims in the form of accepting free point of care test cups from

New overtime rule now in effect

By Glenn S. Demby | Jan 14, 2020 | 1 min read

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The DX Pipeline: New Invitae App Leverages Apple Watch Data for Studying Disease Genetics

By Glenn S. Demby | Jan 14, 2020 | 1 min read

Invitae’s newly launched Invitae Discover app is in many ways the perfect manifestation of where consumer-based precision medicine diagnostics is heading. The app combines health and activity data from Apple Health and the

FDA Watch: Agency Targets Sale of IVD Reagents without Premarket Approval

By Glenn S. Demby | Jan 14, 2020 | 1 min read

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Industry Buzz: The 10 Biggest DX Mergers of 2019

By Glenn S. Demby | Jan 14, 2020 | 1 min read

Conspicuous by its absence from the list is the proposed $1.2 billion Illumina takeover of Pacific Biosciences which suddenly seems to be in major trouble. Here are the 10-highest value M&A diagnostics deals that did come off in 2019.