Final PAMA Rule Released, Implementation Delayed to 2018

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June 21, 2016  
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Final PAMA Rule Released, Implementation Delayed to 2018
By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence
After much lobbying, debate and delay, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule implementing the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) changes to the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) was released…
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Data Analytics Fuels Billions of Dollars in Fraud Recoveries Says OIG, CMS
By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence
A common message emerging from the government enforcement agencies is that data analytics have been critical to fraud and…
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USPSTF Updates Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines to Include Molecular Test
By Lori Solomon, Editor, Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) added molecular colorectal cancer (CRC) screening to its newly updated guidelines, but stopped short of…
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Dallas Dermatopathology Lab Accused of Fraudulent Billing of Tricare
By Ron Shinkman, Editor, Laboratory Industry Report
A prominent dermatopathology laboratory in Dallas has been implicated in a CBS News investigation regarding potential fraudulent billing of the Tricare insurance program for…
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