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Hurdles Continue When Labs Request Genetic Test Coverage
By Virchow | From the Volume XXXI, No. 13 – September 23, 2024 Issue
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August 12, 2024, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 11 – August 12, 2024 Issue
In recent years, many of the national retail pharmacy chain operators announced big plans to open primary care clinics. Now, after substantial investments of billions of dollars, those same retail pharmacy chains are unwinding these business lines. This spring, Walmart announced it w…
July 1, 2024, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 9 – July 1, 2024 Issue
Last week, it was announced that Quest Diagnostics “would acquire select laboratory assets from 12-hospital Allina Health” the Minneapolis-based health sysÂtem. Quest stated, “Under the terms of the definitive agreeÂmen…
Significant Developments Are Shaping Lab Market
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 7 – May 20, 2024 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: With 140 speakers and 1,000+ attendees, this year’s Executive War College again provided a comprehensive picture of the specific forces reshaping the U.S. market for lab testing services. Presented here is a smorgasbord of information and innovation shared by different spea…
Change Health Cyberattack Breaches PHI Here at TDR!
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 6 – April 29, 2024 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: It was Feb. 21 when cybercriminals attacked Change Healthcare’s claims processing systems. On April 22, UnitedHealth Group issued a statement that PHI for “a substantial proportion of people in America” was breached. We believe the PHI of our employees and T…
UnitedHealth Group Faces DOJ Antitrust Probe
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 6 – April 29, 2024 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Recent events have not been kind to UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries UnitedHealthcare and Optum. In February, just as UHG’s Change Healthcare division was hit with a major cyberattack that disrupted billions of dolla…
April 8, 2024, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 5 – April 8, 2024 Issue
UnitedHealth Group stated that the cyberattack against Change Healthcare, a business unit of UnitedHealth’s Optum division, disrupted processing of approximately $14 billion in claims. The company discovered the cyberattack on Feb. 21 and said it d…
Change Healthcare Hit by Major Cyberattack
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 4 – March 18, 2024 Issue
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…
UHC Will Delay Enforcement of Z-codes for Genetic Test Claims
By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXX, No. 13 – September 11, 2023 Issue
IN THE LATEST BACKPEDAL ON ITS NEW POLICY, UNITEDHEALTHCARE (UHC) appears to have dropped its requirement for genetic testing laboratories to use Z-codes for claims under commercial health plans—for now. Earlie…
Optum and Avalon Discuss Genetic Test Claims Review
By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXX, No. 9 – June 19, 2023 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: With the ever-increasing number of genetic tests on the market, payers are understandably frustrated with genetic test claims that don’t clearly outline the medical need for a procedure or it…
CURRENT ISSUE
Volume XXXI, No. 14 – October 14, 2024
For the second time in the past 16 months, respected health systems have taken steps to collaborate specifically to advance value-based care. Also, several statewide pilot programs—each involving tens of thousands of newborns—are publishing studies that demonstrate how exome, whole genome sequencing, and rapid whole genome sequencing can deliver both improved patient outcomes and a return on investment.
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