Janette Wider
Articles by Janette Wider
CMS and CDC Consider Major Updates to CLIA Regulations
CEO Summary: CMS and CDC are weighing updates to CLIA that could reshape oversight of laboratory developed tests, AI tools, molecular testing, and clinical laboratory compliance. A healthcare attorney notes that CLIA modernization i…
CMS Proposal Could Redefine Medicare Payment for Software-Based Lab Testing
CEO SUMMARY: The proposed 2027 OPPS rule would move certain algorithm-driven analyses off the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, potentially creating a new reimbursement framework for AI-enabled diagnostics. For clinical laboratories…
Intelligence Briefs August 2026
Report: Metro Areas Seeking Medical Talent Healthcare continues to dominate hiring in many of the nation’s fastest-growing job markets, creating opportunities for clinical laboratories competing for skilled talent. LinkedIn’s …
Breaking the Traveler Cycle: A 90-Day Roadmap to Build a Sustainable Clinical Lab Workforce
CEO SUMMARY: Fairbanks Memorial Hospital eliminated traveler dependence by implementing a 30-60-90-day workforce strategy centered on data analysis, internal talent development, education partnerships, and employee retent…
Hospice Fraud Crackdown Serves as Warning
CEO SUMMARY: Hospice providers were swept into a broad Medicare fraud enforcement effort, and some compliant centers got suspended from Medicare, according to The Washington Post. It’s…
Intelligence Briefs July 2026
Novel Therapies, Clinical Lab Impact Novel therapies discussed at the ELRIG Drug Discovery USA 2026 conference could eventually create new opportunities—and new challenges—for clinical laboratories as more targeted treatments …
Congress Returns to CLIA Reform with Proposed LDT Framework
CEO SUMMARY: A newly introduced federal bill could signal the next chapter in the long-running debate over how laboratory developed tests (LDTs) should be regulated in the United States. Not only does the Enhancing CLIA…
Federal Shift on Medicaid Fraud Offers Warning to Labs
CEO SUMMARY: While the announcement of the largest autism fraud case in DOJ history doesn’t directly pertain to clinical labs, it still indicates heightened scrutiny of Medicaid-funded healthcare services n…
Federal Shift on Medicaid Fraud Offers Warning to Labs
CEO SUMMARY:While the announcement of the largest autism fraud case in DOJ history doesn’t directly pertain to clinical labs, it still indicates heightened scrutiny of Medicaid-funded healthcare services na…
June, 2026, Intelligence
AI Moves Deeper into Laboratory Workflows OpenAI has launched “ChatGPT for Clinicians,” a free AI platform for verified US physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and pharmacists. Designed to support documentation, medica…
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Volume XXXIII, No. 10 – August 2026
In the August 2026 briefing, The Dark Report explains the relevance behind CMS potentially changing how it pays for “software as a medical service”. Other topics include a look into how health system executives view clinical labs, possible CLIA updates, and a 30/60/90-day approach to reducing reliance on traveling medical lab techs.
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