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Adding Lab Testing and LDTs
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.
How to Start a Toxicology Laboratory
Offering drug screening through an in-house toxicology laboratory also allows the physician to customize their panels and targets while avoiding additional unnecessary testing.
The Benefits of Transitioning from CLIA-Waived to Moderate Complexity Testing
Making the leap from CLIA-waived testing to moderate complexity testing in your laboratory can be a game-changer for your practice. While it will initially involve making a more substantial commitment to your testing business, making the transition to moderate complexity testing ultimately offers greater control over patient outcomes, test quality, and revenue generation.
Clinical Laboratory
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
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…
Pathology Management
No Surprises Act Frequently Asked Questions
The No Surprises Act (NSA) provides individuals and families covered by group and individual health plans protection against unexpected, high-priced medical bills for services delivered at in-network facilities by out-of-network (OON) providers.
How Pathology Groups and Labs Can Advocate for Better Compensation
Pathology and laboratory services are vital to clinical decision-making, from routine diagnostic testing to guiding complex cancer care. Yet, these professionals increasingly feel the squeeze from declining reimbursements and rising operational costs. For both...
When Should You Consider Utilizing Pathology Consultants?
When physicians rely on pathology labs, they expect them to provide accurate diagnoses. But even though a lab may have an array of diagnostic tools at its disposal, consulting with a professional pathologist can still be necessary. If you are exploring opening your...
Tips for New Lab Owners
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…
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.
Balancing Compliance, Risk, and Revenue in Toxicology Testing
For many labs, toxicology has long been a top target for payer audits. Reimbursement cuts and stricter “medical necessity” interpretations are raising denials, claw-backs, and scrutiny, especially around frequency of testing and documentation quality.
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