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Specimen Volume Returns at Dallas-based ProPath

Anatomic Pathology /

CEO SUMMARY: Like other physician specialties, anatomic pathology saw a dramatic collapse in the number of daily procedures with a corresponding decline in cash flow as the COVID-19 pandemic hit with full force in March, April, and May. The good news is that the daily volume of tissue referrals is increasing steadily as patients decide it will be safe to […]

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Quest Reports 46% Decline in New Cancer Diagnoses in March

Anatomic Pathology /

ONCE SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDERS WERE ENACTED IN MARCH because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of new diagnoses of cancer declined sharply in the United States. Newly-published data confirms this fact. The data also support the warnings of anatomic pathologists that—because of the pandemic and shelter-in-place directives—fewer patients visited physicians’ offices, meaning many cases of cancer and other conditions could go undiagnosed. In new

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Wisconsin Lab Network Feeds Valuable Data to State Health Lab

Clinical Laboratory /

CEO SUMMARY: From the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 138-member Wisconsin Clinical Laboratory Network has reported to the state health lab the number of COVID-19 tests, the number of positive results, as well as other data that includes data on lab testing supplies and capacity. Founded 20 years ago, the network is a public-private partnership that allows participating

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Thermo–Qaigen Merger Stopped, More IVDs Report Q2 Earnings

In Vitro Diagnostics /

EACH TIME A MAJOR IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS (IVD) COMPANY reports its quarterly earnings, clinical lab executives and pathologists gain useful new perspectives as to how the COVID-19 pandemic is fueling demand for IVD instruments, tests, and lab consumables. In this round-up of the most recent quarterly earnings reports, we provide details about Thermo Fisher Scientific, Agilent Technologies, bioMerieux, Bio-Rad, and Sysmex Corporation. IVD

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CMS Publishes Proposed 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Clinical Laboratory Trends /

MEDICARE’S PROPOSED PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE (PFS) rule was announced on Aug. 4, 2020. The rule had one positive development for clinical laboratories and hospital laboratory outreach programs and a negative development for anatomic pathologists. Clinical laboratories and hospital outreach labs will welcome the news that the proposed 2021 rule would delay the next Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) reporting period by an additional year This

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Proposed Medicare 2021 PFS Cuts Pathology Fees by 9%

Anatomic Pathology /

IF THE PROPOSED MEDICARE 2012 PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE (PFS) RULE—published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Aug. 4—takes effect as currently written, pathology professional fees will be cut by 9%, effective Jan. 1, 2021. This was not welcome news for the anatomic pathology profession. The proposed 9% cut to Medicare payment for pathology services is the result of CMS deciding

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August 24, 2020 Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News

Late Breaking Lab News /

Currently at least 15 veterinary laboratories in the United States perform COVID-19 tests. This fact was confirmed by Adm. Brett Giroir, MD, the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), during an interview last month conducted by CNN. Officials at HHS confirmed this development and explained that these labs had received CLIA certification and that the federal agency is expediting its review of the applications submitted by other

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UHC Ready to Implement New Lab Test Registry

Laboratory Billing /

CEO SUMMARY: UnitedHealthcare announced that its new Test-Registry Protocol will become effective on Jan. 1, 2021, creating a major billing hurdle for labs and pathology groups. By that date, a lab must register each type of test before it can submit claims for these tests to the nation’s largest health insurer. In some ways, UHC’s test registry resembles the Medicare

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UHC Issues Details about How Labs Register Tests

Laboratory Billing /

CEO SUMMARY: As of January 1, UnitedHealthcare will require all clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups to register every type of test before labs can bill for those tests. Not only is the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting normal activity, but the administrative burden UHC is imposing will be substantial for all of UHC’s in-network labs and pathology groups, as well as for

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