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Upcoming CMS Changes for Laboratory Directors: What Labs Need to Know
If you're working in the clinical lab space, there are some key updates from CMS regarding laboratory director qualifications to be aware of. These changes, which take effect on Dec. 28, 2024, are broken down below so labs and aspiring directors understand what's...
How to Properly Value a Medical Laboratory for Sale or Purchase
When preparing to sell or buy a medical laboratory, it's essential that you first conduct a thorough valuation in order to ensure the deal will be financially viable for your future plans. A variety of factors can influence the final price, ranging from revenue cycle...
Understanding and Navigating Medicare MUE, PTP Edits
As with most CMS initiatives, it can be difficult to keep pace with the constantly evolving list of MUEs, especially when considering CMS and other carriers reserve the right to maintain a list of unpublished MUEs that providers and their billers likely won’t know about until they receive a denial.
The Benefits of Lab Equipment Calibration Services
When your laboratory uses sophisticated equipment like liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) systems, you rely on these tools to provide trustworthy results. However, regular use of this equipment can eventually cause changes to the tools that lead to...
Things To Know About Lab Instrument Service Contracts
Laboratories and their employees need reliable equipment to do their jobs well. One way lab managers can ensure their operations run smoothly is by entering into a lab instrument service contract to receive routine preventative maintenance and other benefits. Here are...
Medical Laboratory Candidate Corner: September 2024
At Lighthouse Lab Services, our Recruiting and Lab Director teams specialize in maintaining a roster of dozens of highly qualified candidates across all specialties and spectrums of the medical laboratory industry. From CLIA Lab Directors to bench-level scientists of...
How to Start a Toxicology Laboratory
Are you a behavioral health provider or physician seeking to expand your test menu by adding toxicology testing? Or perhaps you’re new to the industry but are exploring the possibility of starting a toxicology laboratory to serve the needs of your local community....
Pitfalls to Avoid When Using Diagnosis Z-Codes
By: Tami Shaw, Client Manager, Lighthouse RCM Solutions Lighthouse billing and coding specialists have recently observed a rising trend of claim denials for laboratory services involving the Z00.00 diagnosis code. This code, which is used for general adult medical...
Key Billing Considerations for Toxicology Labs: Documentation and Medical Necessity
By: Liset Sanchez, Client Manager, Lighthouse RCM Solutions A recent publication from Palmetto GBA highlights the fact that laboratory services are among the top service types found to make the highest number of billing errors. They categorize those billing errors...
News & Press Releases
Lighthouse Lab Services Expands Instrumentation, Field Service Offerings, with Acquisition of Texas-Based Alternative Biomedical Solutions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 14, 2023 CHARLOTTE, NC – Lighthouse Lab Services, a nationwide provider of clinical laboratory consulting and management offerings, is announcing the successful acquisition of Alternative Biomedical Solutions (ABS), a lab services...
Celebrating Lighthouse Lab Services’ 20th Anniversary
This September marks a significant milestone for Lighthouse Lab Services as we celebrate our 20th anniversary. Over the past two decades, we have grown from a small startup focused on recruiting to a leading provider of all medical laboratory consulting and management...
Lighthouse Strengthens Management Offerings with Acquisition of Pathology Lab Solutions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 18, 2023 (Charlotte, NC): Today, Lighthouse Lab Services (LLS) announced the acquisition of Pathology Lab Solutions (PLS), a pathology-focused consulting and equipment company primarily servicing GI physician practices. Founded in...
Celebrating Lighthouse’s Biggest Achievements of 2022
While 2022 introduced many challenges to the clinical laboratory industry, it also was a year that saw lab professionals and stakeholders band together to advocate for the profession and achieve meaningful reform to help better serve their communities. From staving...
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...