OPPS 2018: Revised Payment Rates & a New ADLT Date of Service Exemption

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Nov 14, 2017

FEE SCHEDULES
OPPS 2018: Revised Payment Rates & a New ADLT Date of Service Exemption
From - Laboratory Industry Report
With all of the PAMA commotion, CMS's publication of the 2018 Medicare Hospital and Ambulatory Surgical Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule has…
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		HEALTH CARE REFORM PAMA Implementation: PLA Codes for Advanced Dx Tests Are Off to a Flying Start From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies PAMA implementation is so sweeping that it requires a shift in not just payment paradigm but also CPT codes. This has served as the impetus for… Read More

FALSE CLAIMS
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
Case: The feds charged Mercy Hospital with overbilling Medicare and MaineCare for urinalysis tests. Rather than risk a trial, Mercy has agreed to…
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ENFORCEMENT
FDA Watch: Agency Moves to Boost CLIA Waiver Transparency
From - National Intelligence Report
The CLIA standards that a lab must meet are based on the complexity of the in vitro diagnostic tests it…
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