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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Draft Rule Standardizes Electronic Signatures
CEO SUMMARY: Every year, payers refuse laboratory test claims on grounds that the ordering provider’s signature is missing or illegible—a situation that costs clinical labs million of dollars in…
Labs Must Audit Their Cybersecurity Measures
CEO SUMMARY: While clinical laboratory managers and pathologists are aware of the risks of a data breach, they often assume that related protection measures are working as needed. That is a mistake. With the cost of healthcare data breaches on the rise, it is vitally important for l…
Expert Lists Strategies to Cope with Cyber Attacks
CEO SUMMARY: Class action lawsuits filed by patients whose protected health information (PHI) was breached during a cyber attack may be one additional unwelcome consequence for clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups hit by a ransomware or cyber attack. This is what happ…
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Volume XXX, No. 7 – May 8, 2023
The Dark Report examines how the acquisition of Geisinger Health by Kaiser Permanente not only sets the stage for more blockbuster hospital deals, but offers a platform for new value-based reimbursement models. Also in this issue, payers are seeking ever more documentation before they’ll pay lab test claims.
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