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Top 5 Benefits of Traveling Work Placement Opportunities
Traveling lab staff positions are excellent, unique opportunities for qualified professionals with the flexibility and desire to travel. No matter where you are in your medical laboratory career, labs across the country have open positions. Explore the top five...
Understanding Confirmatory Drug Testing
Before adding toxicology testing to your practice or lab to help serve the needs of your local community, it’s important to understand how a standard drug screening process plays out. From initial screening through confirmatory testing, below is a high-level breakdown...
BCBS Alabama Conducting Lab Overpayment Reviews
Lighthouse's RCM Solutions Team was recently made aware that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama is conducting overpayment reviews for infectious disease testing that could result in takebacks for impacted clinical laboratories. The message (available below) indicates...
Labs, Pathologists Aim to Delay 2023 Medicare Fee Schedule Cuts
As clinical laboratories and pathology groups prepare to operate outside of the Covid Public Health Emergency for the first time in years, many are turning an eye toward Medicare fee schedule cuts that could be reinstated after years of delays. According to Ann...
Differences Between Ongoing and One-Time Laboratory Consults
Accelerate your laboratory’s success and manage sustainable growth with the help of a knowledgeable laboratory consultant. You can choose to hire a consultant on an ongoing basis or to solve a single need; explore the differences between ongoing and one-time...
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....
Effectively Managing Timely Filing Denials
By: Billie Mildenberger, Director of Audit Services Issues Identified: During a client’s quarterly billing audit, Lighthouse RCM Solutions identified a claim that was denied for timely filing and adjusted off as uncollectible. Background: Timely filing is the...
What Does a Clinical Lab Staffing Agency Do?
For both laboratory job seekers and lab businesses, the hiring process can be tedious. Working with a lab staffing agency is one of the best ways to streamline the job or employee search. Learn more about what a clinical lab staffing agency does to partner ideal...
How Much Does It Cost to Build a Clinical Laboratory?
Whether you are a physician who is part of the growing trend to move clinical laboratory testing into your clinic, or an entrepreneur seeking to start a new independent medical lab, you likely have questions about the true cost of building a clinical lab. Starting a...
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