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anatomic pathology services
Technical/Professional Billing Has Risks for Labs, Doctors
IT’S A HOT TOPIC ACROSS THE ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY PROFESSION. Increasing numbers of physician groups are hiring laboratories to perform the technical component of an anatomic pathology case and engaging pathologists to diagnose the cases. This phenomenon is often called TC/PC, to repr…
Many Trends in AP Spell Lots of Change Ahead
CEO SUMMARY: Every second year, THE DARK REPORT releases its list of key trends in anatomic pathology. These trends help shape an understanding about the state of the pathology profession. Our current list includes 11 identifiable trends. This is not an auspicious sign for pathologists wh…
Failure of AD Pathlabs: Structural Weakness?
CEO SUMMARY: AD PathLabs is the latest in a string of business disappointments. Over the past decade, a number of anatomic pathology companies have proven that they can grow rapidly—attracting substantial volumes of specimens. But these companies seem to hit a financial wall that leads …
“December 5, 2005 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
On November 9, Luminex Corporation was awarded the “2005 Clinical Diagnostics Technology of the Year” Award from Frost & Sullivan. The award recognizes “clinical diagnostics technology that shows the potential to become an industry standard, achieve a high …
Lab Tests in Pharmacies, Genzyme, Healthe, Singing River Hospital, VA
IT IS OFTEN SUGGESTED that pharmacies are a logical place to combine laboratory testing with prescription services. Such an arrangement would be consumer-friendly and has the potential to improve patient care while lowering costs. In Great Britain, the National Health Service has launched a pilot pr…
AmeriPath Will Acquire Specialty Laboratories
CEO SUMMARY: It’s a surprise to most lab industry observers. AmeriPath, a company built around 400 anatomic pathologists working mostly in community hospitals, is acquiring a national reference/esoteric testing company. However, this deal may be better understood by looking at the motiv…
WSJ Slams Client Bill For Lab Test Services
CEO SUMMARY: In a front-page story last Friday, the Wall Street Journal published an investigative story on the topic of client billing for laboratory testing and anatomic pathology services. It’s a “must-read” story for all pathologists and lab managers. For years, the lab industry…
New Federal Anti-kickback Investigation
POTENTIAL ANTI-KICKBACK VIOLATIONS in ancillary clinical service arrangements between referring physicians and providers like radiologists and laboratories continue to attract the interest of federal healthcare investigators. Right now, it appears radiology is a primary target. Last week, the Wa…
Urology Revenue Loss Drives AP Lab Condos
CEO SUMMARY: Urologists are motivated to operate anatomic pathology laboratory condominiums as a way to replace lost income after Medicare imposed a major reimbursement cut for a key urology procedure. Capturing revenue from ancillary services is a hot topic within the urology profession….
Analysis of OIG’s Opinion Shows Compliance Shift
CEO SUMMARY: Attorney Richard Cooper believes the latest Advisory Opinion by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is consistent with its earlier anti-kickback law pronouncements about situations where a physician is in a position to profit from the patients he/she refers. Cooper also…
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