CEO SUMMARY: At a recent coding and billing conference, pathology and lab clients of one of the nation’s largest revenue management companies agreed that three trends have caused lower revenues since the start of 2014. One trend seen by labs involves higher deductibles and copayments from patients. Another is the exclusion of local labs from […]
At Mid-Year, Labs Struggle to Get Paid for Many Tests
Nationwide, pathology groups report that three trends are reducing revenue during 2014
- By Joseph Burns
- > From the Volume XXI No. 10 - July 21, 2014 Issue
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