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Managing Denials and Appeals of Clinical Lab, Path Claims
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI No. 15 – November 4, 2024 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Based on a study of denials and appeals involving about 20 million lab test claims, the team at XiFin Inc. presents here their findings. They also provide recommendations on steps labs can take to reduce denials and win a greater proportion of appeals. IN RECENT…
Four Health Systems Launch ‘Longitude Health’
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 14 – October 14, 2024 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: For the second time in the past 16 months, respected health systems have taken steps to collaborate specifically to advance value-based care. Longitude Health joins Risant Health as the newest attempt to bring together different health systems and foster collaboration and inn…
Once Again, Congress Acts to Defer Medicare Lab Fee Cuts
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 14 – October 14, 2024 Issue
LAST MONTH, CONGRESS ONCE AGAIN DEFERRED MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT CUTS OF UP TO 15% f…
Allina Doctors Express Concerns after Quest Acquires Lab Outreach
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 14 – October 14, 2024 Issue
IN RECENT YEARS, QUEST DIAGNOSTICS AND LABCORP, the two behemoths of the U.S. clinical laboratory market, have been aggressively acquiring lab businesses from health systems across the country. They say that patients and providers will benefit from lower costs and be…
Hurdles Continue When Labs Request Genetic Test Coverage
By Virchow | From the Volume XXXI, No. 13 – September 23, 2024 Issue
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Labs, Payers Don’t Like Prior Authorization for Genetic Tests
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 10 – July 22, 2024 Issue
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July 22, 2024, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 10 – July 22, 2024 Issue
Some hospitals failing to comply with the federal price transparency regulation have been fined. The website of CMS.gov lists 15 hospitals and the amount each was fined. On June 6, 2022, the first fines were levied against Northside Hospital of Atlanta ($883,130) and Northsid…
Several Times, Feds Tried to ‘Redirect’ Lab Activities
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 8 – June 10, 2024 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Regulation of laboratory developed tests (LDTs) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may turn out to be one of the most impactful federal laws or regulations ever promulgated, so far as it pertains to clinical laboratories.cThe Dark Report provides this historical look b…
How Private Health Insurers May Respond to FDA LDT Regulation
By Virchow | From the Volume XXXI, No. 8 – June 10, 2024 Issue
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Payer Contracts with Labs: Getting the Contract Is Just the Start
By Virchow | From the Volume XXXI, No. 6 – April 29, 2024 Issue
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Volume XXXII, No. 6 – April 21, 2025
Now that a federal judge has vacated the FDA’s LDT rule, The Dark Report analyzes the judgement and notes the various steps the FDA could take in response. Also, lab testing at pharmacies is proving to be less successful than was once anticipated.
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