Dx Deals: Outreach Deals by Quest, Labcorp Are Still Ramping Up
Though the two national players have closed dozens of such deals over the past decade, much runway for new transactions apparently remains
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Electronic Device Use in the Laboratory: The Keys to Safety
Three main risks to consider when it comes to personal electronic devices, and how to safely incorporate their use in the laboratory
Considering the Impact of Digital Pathology on Recruitment Efforts
How might a modestly sized lab or pathology group harness technology to address their recruitment needs?
Newly Proposed PAMA Rates for 2018 Confirm Lab Industry’s Worst Fears
From - National Intelligence Report
CMS's newly issued preliminary Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) for 2018 dashes the lab industry's hopes for PAMA relief by making two things…
You Make the Call: Is Replacing Spoiled Products for Free an Anti-Kickback Violation?
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
The following scenario comes right out of an August 25, 2017 OIG Advisory Opinion. See if you can guess how the OIG ruled…
Fanning the Flames
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
Memorizing what actions to take in a fire situation is important, and reviewing this topic in October, National Fire Prevention Month, is both timely and…
Beware of Accidental Discrimination in Lab Job Ads
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
Before civil rights laws, job ads like these were seen as perfectly normal. Today, employers aren't allowed to post job ads with phrases that exclude or express preferences based on…
Case of the Month: FMC Settlement Is Poster Child for False Billing of Lab Tests
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
In the grand scheme of things, $2 million is fairly small potatoes for false billing of lab tests—especially considering that it allegedly…
Industry Trends: New Report Sheds Light on DX Tech Capital Flows
From - Laboratory Industry Report
The health care industry has raised $5 billion in venture fund investment in the first half of 2017 and is well on pace to smash the single year record of…
LDTs: TRICARE Beneficiaries Get At Least 3 More Years of Access
From - National Intelligence Report
Some of the labs that participate in TRICARE got some good news when the Department of Defense announced that it has extended the so called…
FDA Watch: Diagnostics Industry Is Losing a Longstanding “Frenemy”
From - Laboratory Industry Report
The diagnostics community is saying goodbye to a frenemy of 25 years. On Aug. 29, Alberto Gutierrez, director of the…
That CAN’T Be Right: Court Says Labs Must Independently Verify Medical Necessity of M.D. Ordered Tests
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
Based on the enforcement track record, if your lab ever gets charged with falsely billing Medicare for lab tests, failure to document the…
Draft 2018 CLFS Reveals Fundamental Flaws in PAMA Reporting Exercise; Time to Take Action
By Lâle White bio
As XIFIN predicted, the PAMA reporting exercise has resulted in significant proposed laboratory fee cuts. In fact…