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Telemedicine Firms Offer Home Phlebotomy Service
Following virtual doctor visits, home blood draws are a way to provide more convenience to patients
CEO SUMMARY: Telemedicine provider Teladoc Health has announced new services for certain primary care customers that include at-home phlebotomy appointments. The move is evidence of the consumer demand for increased convenience and flexibility in their healthcare. Scarlet Health, a ...
Texas Lab Details Dual Accreditation Journey
Existing quality processes go a long way to help satisfy CLIA and ISO 15189 accrediting requirements
CEO SUMMARY: In seeking dual accreditation for CLIA and ISO 15189, Advanced Diagnostic Laboratory of San Antonio adapted existing processes to meet accreditor expectations. The result was stronger staff empowerment to suggest improvements in quality, combined with increased recognit...
Lean Is Smart Approach to Major Lab Cost Savings
By engaging staff, Lean methods also improve morale and potentially increase employee retention
CEO SUMMARY: It’s a time when clinical labs are under extreme pressure to cut costs, even as they deal with understaffing. One proven approach to reducing expenses while preserving quality is to apply Lean methods in conjunction with Six Sigma tools. It is often true that successf...
Attorney Advises Labs to Track Genetic Test LCDs
Cardiovascular genetic testing raises fraud-related concerns when coupled with telemedicine services
CEO SUMMARY: Skyrocketing numbers of genetic test referrals and telehealth claims since 2016 are getting the full attention of both federal prosecutors and auditors from Medicare and private health insurers. The DOJ has filed criminal cases against a growing number of telehealth pro...
Regulatory Update Feds Target Genetic Test and Telemedicine Fraud
Latest charges from DOJ allege four lab owners fraudulently billed $463 million in unnecessary tests
MEDICARE FRAUD TOTALING $562 MILLION in genetic and cardiovascular tests is at the heart of recent federal criminal cases involving telemedicine that names clinical laboratory owners, physicians, and healthcare marketers as defendants. A host of indictm...
Consumer Trends, Quality Management, and Labs
TODAY'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS MARKED by uncertainty and unprecedented pressures. Every clinical laboratory and pathology group faces the triple whammy of shrinking budgets, staff shortages, and a rate of inflation that drives up the cost of supplies and salaries. There are effective ways that labs can attack that triple whammy....
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Volume XXIX, No. 13 – September 19, 2022
A telemedicine firm is offering home phlebotomy service as consumers are increasingly interested in new ways to access healthcare. Also, a Texas lab outlines its dual accreditation path, and an expert explains how using Lean methods can help labs cut costs while improving quality and even enhancing employee retention.
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