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Epic Sued for Antitrust Violations by Small, Start-up Company

IT’S BEING CALLED A “DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH” SPAT. Last month, Particle Health of New York City filed an …

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New CISA Draft Rule Mandates Rapid Reporting of Cyberattacks

CEO SUMMARY: There is another federal rule that will require compliance by clinical labs. An agency of U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security published a draft rule on April 4 that requires certain organizations—including hospitals, clinical labs, and pathology groups—to report, within 72 ho…

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Change Healthcare Hit by Major Cyberattack

CEO SUMMARY: It was a classic ransomware attack against Change Healthcare, the business unit of Optum that is itself a division of UnitedHealth Group. On Feb. 21, this cyberattack shut down critical systems at Change Healthcare, such as those involved in accepting and forwarding prescript…

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European Lab’s Data Breach Has Lessons for U.S. Clinical Labs

IN WHAT COULD BE A CAUTIONARY TALE FOR CLINICAL LABORATORIES, a cybersecurity researcher has reported the discovery of a medical laboratory database that publicly exposed COVID-19 test records containing people’s personal data, including their names, passport numbers, appointment details, and test …

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Cyberattack Victims Sue Enzo Biochem and Labcorp

CEO SUMMARY: It’s the latest reminder that clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups are at risk for two threats. One threat is a cyberattack that shuts down a lab’s IT system while stealing patient data. The other threat involves lawsui…

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Proposed Electronic Signature Rule Has Compliance Risks

CEO SUMMARY: Proposed HHS rule aims to define and standardize physician electronic signatures. For clinical laboratories, this is important because lab test claims require a signed requisition form. Given …

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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…

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March 6, 2023, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News

Since Congress did not include new regulations for laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) in a year-end spending budget, it appears the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will take steps of its own to increase the agency’s oversight of LDTs. “We are moving forward with rulemaking,” said Eliza…

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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…

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U.K.-based CliniSys Acquires Nashville-based ApolloLIMS

CONSOLIDATION IN THE CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATICS INDUSTRY took another step forward with the announcement that CliniSys (the parent of Sunquest Information Systems) was acquiring Nashville-based ApolloLIMS. This move may also further muddy the line between classic laborato…

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