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Industry Insight Articles
Case Study: Payer Denying Lab Outreach Work Due to Policy Error
By: Beth Madden, Client Manager, Lighthouse RCM Solutions The Issue Our RCM Solutions Team often digs into denials that continually stem from the same payer in order to help our clients better understand what is creating a payment logjam while ensuring future claims...
Will AI Help Medical Labs Monetize Their Data?
It’s well known that medical and clinical laboratories collect vast amounts of patient data which holds the potential to unlock healthcare insights and improve outcomes. Given this reality, it's long been the goal of lab stakeholders to better utilize the data they...
Creating a Positive Candidate Experience in Lab Hiring
With today’s competitive job market, creating a positive candidate experience in lab hiring is paramount. A favorable hiring process enhances your reputation among professionals and positions your organization as an employer of choice. Read on to learn several crucial...
What is MolDX and When Do I Need a Z-Code?
Information provided by Tami Shaw, Client Manager, Lighthouse Lab Services Palmetto and WPS delayed enforcement of the LCD highlighted in this article until May 17, 2022. The LCD highlighted in this article went into effect for CGS and Noridian on June 2, 2022....
5 Things Every Successful Lab Training Program Needs
Whether adding new employees to your lab staff or training longtime associates on new methods, creating effective laboratory training programs is important. These programs will help your associates advance their skill sets and keep your lab running efficiently....
Tips to Identify Transferable Skills in Potential Lab Hires
Hiring the right talent for your laboratory requires more than just checking off a list of technical qualifications. You must also recognize transferable skills that will contribute to your team’s dynamics and efficiency. Read on to learn several tips to identify...
Navigating Medical Necessity for PCR Testing
It's essential for referring providers considering large panel tests to grasp the nuances of Medicare National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) and Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) in order to effectively navigate medical documentation requirements. Without...
What’s Standard for Medical Lab Billing Contracts?
Update: This article was reviewed in April 2024 to update the information within and ensure figures cited are still accurate. Entering into an agreement for medical billing services is an important process for any clinical lab or pathology group who does not have this...
Experts Weigh in on FDA Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests
Last week, clinical lab experts and stakeholders were called before a Congressional subcommittee to continue the debate on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposal to expand oversight of laboratory developed tests (LDTs). Discussion throughout the...
News & Press Releases
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...
Press Release: Lighthouse Lab Services Acquires Nation’s Premiere Pathology and Laboratory Revenue Cycle Auditing Firm, Vachette Pathology
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 12, 2021 (Charlotte, NC): At the beginning of April, North Carolina-based Lighthouse Lab Services is proud to announce its acquisition of Vachette Pathology of Sylvania, Ohio. Lighthouse Lab Services adds new expertise and...
Learn More About Our New CEO
Mark Roth went from laid off to CEO of an industry-leading Laboratory Consulting firm in the US. Elite Diagnostics, LLC, and Lighthouse Lab Services announced in March that they have completed a merger of their business operations. This merger creates...
Press Release: Transaction Creates Industry-Leading Laboratory Consulting and Recruiting Firm in US
Elite Diagnostics and Lighthouse Lab Services Complete Merger Charlotte, NC/Holly Springs, NC— March 4th, 2020 — Elite Diagnostics, LLC, and Lighthouse Lab Services, in partnership with NaviMed Capital, a Washington, DC-based healthcare-focused private equity...
A Letter From Our Founder
I am excited to announce that Lighthouse Recruiting, LLC, Laboratory Start-Up Consultants, LLC, and Laboratory Broker, LLC are merging to become Lighthouse Lab Services, effective April 2018. Separately, our companies have developed innovative ways to offer solutions...