By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence
While laboratories gear up to report payment data now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule implementing the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA), the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is fulfilling its oversight role by issuing its annual analysis of the top 25 lab tests based on Medicare payments for 2014. The OIG analyzed claims under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule from independent labs, physician-based labs and outpatient facilities and looked at the…
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By Lori Solomon, Editor, Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced $22.8 million in awards to increase colorectal cancer screening, particularly among at-risk and uninsured populations. The 31 awardees will work with health system partners and use evidence-based intervention strategies to increase the number of people…
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By Ron Shinkman, Editor, Laboratory Industry Report
A subsidiary of LabCorp has been named a preferred provider in what could be a significant growth field: Clearing the backlog of untested examination kits for victims of sexual assault.
The contract was awarded to Bode Cellmark by the New York County District Attorney's office, which prosecutes crimes in Manhattan but is part of a nationwide initiative to eliminate a backlog of untested rape kits. Bode Cellmark is a member of…
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By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence
As part of the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative, the Health and Human Services' Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services is awarding $685 million to 39 national and regional health care networks and supporting organizations to "improve quality of care, increase patients' access to information and reduce costs." Many of the programs benefitting are…
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