Since 1995, Reliable Business Intelligence for Clinical Laboratories, Pathology Groups and Laboratory Diagnostics

Subscriber?

Volume XX No. 10 - July 29, 2013

Feds Nail Doctors for Accepting Bribes from Labs

Commentary and Opinion by R. Lewis Dark / By

HALLELUJAH! FOUR DOCTORS IN NEW JERSEY HAVE PLEADED GUILTY to federal criminal charges of accepting bribes from Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services (BLS), the clinical lab company in Parsippany, New Jersey. Can any of you remember the last time that a federal prosecutor pursued criminal felony charges against multiple physicians who were referring lab tests to a …

Feds Nail Doctors for Accepting Bribes from Labs Read More »

To access this post, you must purchase The Dark Report.

Genesis Outreach Lab Acquired by LabCorp

Clinical Laboratory / By

CEO SUMMARY: Sources say that Genesis Clinical Laboratory of Berwyn, Illinois, owned by McNeal Hospital, is being sold to Laboratory Corporation of America. Neither party has publicly acknowledged completion of the sale. It is the latest example of consolidation within the clinical lab industry. It is also another instance of a hospital selling its lab …

Genesis Outreach Lab Acquired by LabCorp Read More »

To access this post, you must purchase The Dark Report.

House Bill Introduced to Address Rate-Setting for Molecular Tests

Laboratory Management / By

FEW PATHOLOGISTS OR CLINICAL laboratory directors would argue against revising the current Medicare payment policies for molecular and genetic tests. A bill proposed in Congress would do just that. The process now in use by Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) is inefficient and opaque, according to pathologists and lab executives. The result is not many clinical …

House Bill Introduced to Address Rate-Setting for Molecular Tests Read More »

To access this post, you must purchase The Dark Report.

Two Omaha Med Centers Form Collaborative Lab

Clinical Laboratory Trends / By

CEO SUMMARY: An accountable care organization with a strong clinical laboratory component is taking shape in Nebraska. The University of Nebraska Medical Center has developed a partnership with the Nebraska Methodist Health System to form an ACO called the Accountable Care Alliance. It will serve Nebraska and perhaps other parts of the Midwest. Both the …

Two Omaha Med Centers Form Collaborative Lab Read More »

To access this post, you must purchase The Dark Report.

Laboratory Offers Early Lessons in Positioning for Success with ACOs

Clinical Laboratory Trends / By

CEO SUMMARY: Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are already leading the shift from fee-for-service reimbursement to population payment. ACOs are leading healthcare’s evolution to preventive care, wellness, and better management of patients with chronic disease. This evolution will require that all providers, including clinical laboratories, must shift from delivering volume to producing value. In Phoenix, Arizona, …

Laboratory Offers Early Lessons in Positioning for Success with ACOs Read More »

To access this post, you must purchase The Dark Report.

Four Docs Plead Guilty In N.J. Lab Bribery Case

Laboratory Compliance / By

CEO SUMMARY: As of July 24, four New Jersey doctors had pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges. Each of the doctors accepted bribes in exchange for referring patient lab testing to Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services (BLS) of Parsippany, New Jersey. This landmark criminal prosecution includes criminal charges associated with sham lease and service agreements between labs …

Four Docs Plead Guilty In N.J. Lab Bribery Case Read More »

To access this post, you must purchase The Dark Report.

July 29, 2013 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”

Late Breaking Lab News / By

Another national health insurance corporation is preparing to institute pre-authorization for genetic tests. Cigna Corporation announced on July 23 that it had selected InformedDNA, to administer its new genetic testing and counseling program. Pathologists and laboratory administrators should note that one goal of Cigna’s new program is “to prevent the ordering of inappropriate genetic tests,” …

July 29, 2013 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News” Read More »

To access this post, you must purchase The Dark Report.

Facebook-f Twitter Linkedin-in

The Dark Report • 21806 Briarcliff Dr • Spicewood, TX 78669
Phone: 512-264-7103 • Toll Free Number: 800-560-6363
Email: info@darkreport.com

© 2024 The Dark Report. All rights reserved.

;