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Latest Articles
New FDA LDTs Guidance Offers Useful Summary, But Questions Remain
Recently released document for small labs offers a more digestible version of the final rule requirements but still lacks key details
CMS Slated to Close Change Healthcare Payment Program
Program meant to ease cash flow disruptions experienced by some Medicare providers and suppliers due to the cyberattack will conclude in mid-July
3 Thoughts on the FDA’s Final LDTs Rule
Regulatory expert Julie Ballard shares her first thoughts on the final rule for lab-developed tests and immediate steps for labs
A Model Signature Log for Laboratories
If the signatures of ordering physicians or non-physician practitioners aren’t legible or done correctly, Medicare may not pay for lab tests.
Will We Be Better Prepared for the Next Pandemic?
The current COVID-19 pandemic exposed just how unprepared the world was to handle such a biological threat on a massive scale. One key contributor to that lack of preparedness was the reactionary approach most governments took to biological threats, failing to...
New Technology Could Make Biopsies a Thing of the Past
NEW YORK, NY — A Columbia Engineering team has developed a technology that could replace conventional biopsies and histology with real-time imaging within the living body. Described in a new paper published today in Nature Biomedical Engineering, MediSCAPE is a...
Novel Method Effective for Screening Multiple Cancer Types
Finding cancer at the earliest stage possible, before it can spread, can significantly boost a patient’s chances of survival. However, it isn’t always easy as some cancers don’t produce any symptoms until it is too late for treatment to be successful. A new...
A Model Attestation Statement for Laboratories
To guard against reimbursement denials due to improper signatures, labs can give MACs an attestation statement from the physician or NPP.
