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CMS Proposal Could Redefine Medicare Payment for Software-Based Lab Testing
Proposed Medicare policy could reshape reimbursement for AI-enabled laboratory diagnostics
CEO SUMMARY: The proposed 2027 OPPS rule would move certain algorithm-driven analyses off the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, potentially creating a new reimbursement framework for AI-enabled diagnostics. For clinical laboratories...
How Clinical Lab Leaders Can Take Advantage of C-Suite Priorities
New industry survey indicates that health system executives see medical labs as a crucial aspect of patient care
CEO SUMMARY: A new industry survey by Siemens Healthineers indicates that hospital executives increasingly recognize medical laboratories as vital clinical assets. However, securing capital based on that good will require...
CMS and CDC Consider Major Updates to CLIA Regulations
Agencies recognize ‘CLIA is lacking in areas,’ says attorney Christine Bump
CEO Summary: CMS and CDC are weighing updates to CLIA that could reshape oversight of laboratory developed tests, AI tools, molecular testing, and clinical laboratory compliance. A healthcare attorney notes that CLIA modernization i...
Breaking the Traveler Cycle: A 90-Day Roadmap to Build a Sustainable Clinical Lab Workforce
A practical 30/60/90-day approach helps clinical laboratories develop the next generation of workers
CEO SUMMARY: Fairbanks Memorial Hospital eliminated traveler dependence by implementing a 30-60-90-day workforce strategy centered on data analysis, internal talent development, education partnerships, and employee retent...
Datavant Touts Tokenization Approach to Protect Sensitive Data
The technology plays a large role in Labcorp’s new AI platform for Alzheimer’s analysis
CEO SUMMARY: Labcorp’s plan to launch a platform for Alzheimer’s disease data analysis will use technology from Datavant to guard digital personally identifiable information. A key aspect is tokenization, in which patient data is en...
ASCP’s New Pathology Analytics Platform Aims to Improve Workflows
University of Nebraska Medical Center lab explains how it uses the tool
CEO SUMMARY: During a recent webinar, Sachin Gupta, PhD, of the American Society for Clinical Pathology demonstrated the organization's new Performance and Diagnostics Insights (PDI) analytics and benchmarking platform. PDI provides e...
CMS Proposals on Software Create a Storm for Labs
Our August 2026 issue outlines two federal requests for information (RFI) that share a theme: modernization of the clinical laboratory. And if lab leaders aren't paying attention, they will be left behind. Look at what the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) slipped into its 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposal: a brand-new payment ...
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Volume XXXIII, No. 10 – August 2026
In the August 2026 briefing, The Dark Report explains the relevance behind CMS potentially changing how it pays for “software as a medical service”. Other topics include a look into how health system executives view clinical labs, possible CLIA updates, and a 30/60/90-day approach to reducing reliance on traveling medical lab techs.
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