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Adding Lab Testing and LDTs
Why Multiplex Infectious Disease Testing Is a Benefit for Clinical Labs
Infectious disease testing continues to be one of the most dynamic and high-impact areas of laboratory medicine. Providers are demanding faster turnaround times, broader pathogen coverage, and clinically actionable results
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. Learn the steps a lab may take when working to confirm a positive sample.
Keys to Adding a Laboratory to Your Gastroenterology Practice
Building a laboratory within a gastroenterology (GI) practice can be a strategic move to boost control over your samples and improve your standing with private payers, providing physicians with opportunities for increased efficiency and revenue.
Clinical Laboratory
What is MolDX and When Do I Need a Z-Code?
Laboratories performing infectious disease testing and billing Medicare Part B within a MolDX jurisdiction are subject to a 2022 Local Coverage Determination (LCD) that significantlys impact reimbursement for these services.
Step-by-Step Guide to Starting Your Own CLIA Laboratory Business
Starting a CLIA certified lab business requires extensive research and planning. And it’s important to hire professional staff members who can follow the proper procedures so that you build a lab that can maintain or earn credentialing from CLIA, CAP, and/or COLA.
Why Multiplex Infectious Disease Testing Is a Benefit for Clinical Labs
Infectious disease testing continues to be one of the most dynamic and high-impact areas of laboratory medicine. Providers are demanding faster turnaround times, broader pathogen coverage, and clinically actionable results
Pathology Management
Keys to Adding a Laboratory to Your Gastroenterology Practice
Building a laboratory within a gastroenterology (GI) practice can be a strategic move to boost control over your samples and improve your standing with private payers, providing physicians with opportunities for increased efficiency and revenue.
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evolving list of MUEs, especially when considering CMS and other carriers reserve the right to maintain a list of unpublished MUEs that providers and their billers likely won’t know about until they receive a denial.
Resource Guide: Improving Quality Management in Medical Labs
Ensuring high-quality operations and standards of care is not just best practice in medical laboratories; it’s also an essential regulatory requirement.
Tips for New Lab Owners
Chemistry Analyzer Troubleshooting Tips: A Guide for Clinical Laboratories
Learn how to troubleshoot chemistry analyzer QC failures, calibration drift, and instrument issues with this practical guide for clinical laboratories.
Step-by-Step Guide to Starting Your Own CLIA Laboratory Business
Starting a CLIA certified lab business requires extensive research and planning. And it’s important to hire professional staff members who can follow the proper procedures so that you build a lab that can maintain or earn credentialing from CLIA, CAP, and/or COLA.
Lab Instrument Preventive Maintenance: Key Guide for CLIA-Compliant Clinical Laboratories
Laboratory owners and leaders recognize that reliable instrumentation is the foundation of high-quality testing. In today’s increasingly complex regulatory and operational environment, consistent equipment performance goes beyond mere technical requirements…
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