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Industry Insight Articles
3 Ways Ongoing Consulting and Support Can Benefit a Lab
Hiring a lab consulting firm to provide ongoing support for your business can help you save money and time as you achieve your goals. Whether you need help with compliance, growth, personnel, or another consideration, retain consulting services for expert help....
6 Tips for How to Get In Network with Insurance Companies
Has your lab or group encountered obstacles when trying to determine how to get in network with insurance companies who represent your patient population? If so, you're not alone. Health insurance companies manage their provider networks in a variety of ways and under...
Improving Denial Management Through Artificial Intelligence
As CMS and private payors have increased the use of Medically Unlikely Edits and prior authorization programs over that past decade to control costs and utilization, providers and their billers have had to commit an increasing amount of time and resources to denial...
What Is a CLIA Lab Director and What Are Their Requirements?
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations specify the requirements for becoming a lab director. Rigorous standards ensure labs have qualified directors for high- and moderate-complexity testing. The lab director ensures CLIA compliance in the...
2022 Wage and Morale Survey of Medical Laboratory Professionals
The results of Lighthouse Lab Services' first wage and morale survey of Medical Laboratory Professionals show a majority of our inaugural respondents are feeling overworked and are performing in understaffed labs, despite most receiving modest bumps in compensation...
How to Navigate MUE Denial Adjustments
By: Billie Mildenberger, Director of Audit Services, Lighthouse Lab Services RCM Case Study - MUE Denial Adjustments: Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs) are used by Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), to reduce the improper payment rate for Part B claims. An MUE...
What Makes a Good Lab RCM Partner?
Ask Ann is a new revenue cycle management mailbag headed by Ann Lambrix, Vice President of RCM Consulting for Lighthouse Lab Services. Each month, Ann will be tackling the burning billing and reimbursement questions from our clinical laboratory and pathology clients....
The Most Cost-Effective Hire for Your Clinical Lab
Having a director for your high-complexity CLIA lab is a requirement, but did you know that a part-time lab director could be an appropriate option and significantly shrink your overhead costs? When is it acceptable to hire a part-time lab director instead of a...
Why the VALID Act Could Harm Lab Innovation, Patient Access
After years gestating in Congress, the VALID Act may soon finally be set to receive a vote this fall after recently being added to a broader FDA legislative package. But despite some support from the lab industry, the act, which would create a new risk-based framework...
News & Press Releases
Lighthouse Lab Services Ranks No. 999 on the 2022 Inc. 5000 List
For the 4th Time, Lighthouse Lab Services Appears on the Inc. 5000, Ranking No. 999 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Charlotte, NC, Aug. 19, 2022 – Inc. has revealed Lighthouse Lab Services is No. 999 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the...
Giving Back by Volunteering with Lighthouse Lab Services
Pictured above: (Standing) Holly Wolford, Jennifer Zink, Beth Madden. (Seated) Grant Mitchell, Tracy Augustyniak, Kayli Miller. Not pictured: Ann Lambrix By: Tracy Augustyniak, Client Manager Do you work for a company like mine that encourages employees to volunteer...
Press Release: Lighthouse’s SARS-CoV-2 Assays Detect the Omicron Variant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Dec. 2, 2021 (Charlotte, NC): Following a thorough analysis, Lighthouse Lab Services announces its SARS-CoV-2 assays will detect the Omicron variant. Lighthouse Lab Services has conducted an analysis of all publicly available genetic sequences...
Press Release: Lighthouse Unveils RCM Spotlight to Track Payer Performance, Enhance Revenue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Nov. 15, 2021 (Charlotte, NC): Lighthouse Lab Services unveils new cloud-based AI software to analyze healthcare payer performance and identify revenue enhancement opportunities Lighthouse Lab Services, the nation’s leading laboratory...
Press Release: FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Assay from Lighthouse Lab Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Nov. 1, 2021 (Charlotte, NC): FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Assay from Lighthouse Lab Services Lighthouse Lab Services, a national leader in laboratory consulting services, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug...
The Hybrid Work-Flex Model: How Lighthouse Lab Services Has Adapted to the Modern Workplace
Disclaimer: Flexible work arrangements were put into place by Lighthouse Lab Services as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic. While the ability to create flexible work plans with the approval of supervisors and Human Resources remains in place for many Lighthouse...
Press Release: Lighthouse Acquires Burns Consulting Group, Strengthens Managed Care Contracting Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 18, 2021 (Charlotte, NC): Finalized in August, North Carolina-based Lighthouse Lab Services is proud to announce its acquisition of Burns Consulting Group, with offices in Houston, Texas, and Kansas City, Mo. With this acquisition,...
Press Release: Lighthouse makes Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 17, 2021 Lighthouse Lab Services makes Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000 For the 3rd Time, Lighthouse Lab Services Appears on the Inc. 5000, Ranking No. 1,156 ...
In the Company of Heroes: Our Values and Culture at Lighthouse
By Dionne Blount, versatile reinforcement for Charlotte HQ of Lighthouse Lab Services (but you can call us L.M.S.I.). When examining the things I feel knowledgeable about in my work at Lighthouse, I was led to reflect on all the things I do not know or fully...