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PGx Labs Concerned by FDA’s Statements, Actions
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXVI No. 12 – September 3, 2019 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Since April, the federal Food and Drug Administration has taken steps that target clinical laboratories that perform pharmacogenetic (PGx) tests. In response to letters from the FDA, some PGx lab companies have stopped reporting data that predicts a patient’s response to ce…
Labs Get High Denial Rates Under New NCCI Rules
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXVI No. 6 – April 29, 2019 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Under guidelines the National Correct Coding Initiative issued last year, many clinical laboratories are not getting paid for some tests. The rates of denial for labs running mostly molecular tests could range from 40% to 100% of revenue, one billing expert said. Implemented …
ACLA: NCCI Guidelines Are a ‘Step Backwards’
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXVI No. 6 – April 29, 2019 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: In a letter to the National Correct Coding Initiative, the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) raised significant concerns about new language in the policy manuals for Medicare and Medicaid. ACLA said the new NCCI guidelines for molecular and other tests requiring…
Nine Lab Groups Say New NCCI Policy Is Inconsistent
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXVI No. 5 – April 8, 2019 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: By its name alone, the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Policy Manual implies that it will be accurate and consistent with other coding initiatives. But nine groups representing various clinical laboratories say NCCI guidelines that the federal Centers for Medicare a…
Useful Lessons for Labs That Report PAMA Data
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXVI No. 2 – February 4, 2019 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Will clinical labs heed the lessons learned from the first PAMA private payer market price reporting cycle that CMS conducted in 2017? One major difference is that the definition of applicable laboratories now includes most hospital labs. This creates the opportunity for a la…
January 14, 2019 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVI No. 1 – January 14, 2019 Issue
Up to 10,000 patients will get free genetic testing at Northwell Health, the nation’s largest urban health network. In a deal announced on Jan. 9, Northwell Health and Color, a genetic testing company, will collaborate on a program to offer geneti…
2019 Outlook: Lab Industry Future Looks Dire, From Reactions to Recent Medicare Fraud Cases to PAMA Reporting and Other Stress Factors
By Mary Van Doren | From the Volume XXV No. 18 – December 24, 2018 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: This year’s list of the Top 10 Lab Industry Stories for 2018 is dominated by new directives from Medicare and private health insurers, as well as significant decisions by federal courts. Collectively, these developments create new compliance risks for all clinical laborator…
Several Big Surprises in 2018’s Top 10 Lab Stories
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXV No. 18 – December 24, 2018 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: This year’s list of the Top 10 Lab Industry Stories for 2018 is dominated by new directives from Medicare and private health insurers, as well as significant decisions by federal courts. Collectively, these developments create new compliance risks for all clinical laborator…
September 10, 2018 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXV No. 13 – September 10, 2018 Issue
News that a laboratory’s courier truck was high-jacked in broad daylight with patient specimens aboard puts the spotlight on whether the security practices labs use to protect drivers, vehicles, and the patient specimens they may be carrying are adequate. On Aug. 3 in Durham, N.C., a driver of a c…
Under Audit, Labs Need Statistics on Their Side
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXV No. 13 – September 10, 2018 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: When commercial and government payers use auditors to review a lab’s claims, they often use statistical sampling and extrapolation to limit the time needed to review claims. But proper sampling and extrapolation require following the rigorous scientific methods to produce a…
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