Unpacking the Billing Mystery of the GI Panel
The following is a case study of a Gastrointestinal (GI) panel billing issue we helped a client navigate. The blog takes a light-hearted approach and unpacks the problem in the format of classic hardboiled detective stories. The setup The dim glow of my office... Solutions for Sustaining Clinical Pathology Revenue Amidst Challenges
For hospital-based pathology groups, mastering the complex revenue cycle management processes surrounding the capture and billing of Professional Component of Clinical Laboratory (PCCP) services is paramount when the group is not being otherwise compensated through... Why Mastering the Front End is Crucial to Lab RCM
By: Cassie Penn, Client Manager, Lighthouse Lab Services Laboratories have been in a whirlwind since the COVID pandemic started in 2019. Now that we have reached the end of the pandemic and the Public Health Emergency, laboratories need to work on tightening up their... Pathology Job Market Struggling to Meet Increasing Demand
By: Mick Raich, former President of RCM Consulting, Lighthouse Lab Services/Vachette The pathology job market is quickly changing. Several years ago, I did a speech about the pathology job market and noted there were 351 open pathology positions nationwide at the... 