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
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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
Meeting the Needs of Laboratory Learners
The CDC’s OneLab training initiative offers free courses, events, resources, and networking opportunities for clinical lab professionals
Brief Your Billing & Coding Staff on New Medicare HCPCS & CLIA Code Changes
To avoid claims denials and improper billings, ensure billing and coding staff is aware of, and has adjusted to, all recent coding changes.
Compliance Alert: 8 New Medicare COVID-19 Test Payment Rules Take Effect on May 12
CMS recently issued long-awaited guidance on post-PHE changes to Medicare coverage of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests.
Staffing Special Report: CMS Proposes Changes to CLIA Laboratory Personnel Requirements
An overview and analysis of the recently proposed changes and how they could affect your medical laboratory.
Reimbursement: ABN’s Failure to Include List Prices for Denied Lab Tests Is Not Consumer Fraud
Recent case shows why failing to disclose to individuals the lab test list prices they may need to pay doesn’t count as consumer fraud.
Medicaid Fraud Recoveries Drop Significantly in 2022
At $1.1 billion, total recoveries in 2022 did exceed $1 billion for the fourth year in a row, but dropped from $1.7 billion in FY 2021
Congress Offers New Hopes of PAMA Reform
On March 28, the 118th Congress raised lab industry hopes once more by reintroducing the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act (SALSA).
OIG OKs Offering Patients Gift Cards for Returning At-Home Test Kits
A new OIG Advisory Opinion sheds some light on when it’s permissible for a lab to offer customers a gift card for returning their at-home testing kit.
SCOTUS to Decide Monumental Question Affecting Providers’ FCA Liability
It’s not just billions of dollars on the line, but the very future of whistleblower lawsuits and FCA enforcement.
FCA Enforcement Activity Is Up but Recovery Dollars Are Down
The DOJ’s recent report on FCA enforcement statistics for FY 2022 shows that while actions are dramatically up, recoveries are way down.
No Surprises Act Controversy Takes Surprising Twist
Resolution process put on hold after federal court again strikes down parts of the regulation as being unfairly weighted in favor of insurers.
