UHC Expanding Smart Edits EDI Capability to Identify Potential Billing Claim Errors
United Healthcare (UHC) released a new claims optimization tool in the electronic data interchange (EDI) workflow to...
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Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Could Lead to Increased Costs for Critical Genetic Testing
Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Could Lead to Increased Costs for Critical Genetic Testing
CMS Ends Enforcement Discretion for Remote Review of Cytology Digital Slides
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revised the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988...
Medical Organizations Send Letter to CMS to Advocate for Expanded MIPS Quality Measures
Several medical organizations, including the College of American Pathologists and the American Medical Association,...
House Subcommittee Hearing Discusses Legislation Related to Medical Screening Tests and Services Access
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing Thursday to discuss legislation...
Bipartisan RESULTS Act Introduced to Protect Access to Laboratory Services
The Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act (H.R. 5269/S.2761) was...
CAP Calls for Improvements to Health Information Technology at HHS
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make...
CAP Advocates for Tariff Exemption for Medical Device Products, Including Laboratory Supplies
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to exempt medical device products,...
FDA Formally Rescinds Laboratory-Developed Tests Final Rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formally rescinded its final rule regulating laboratory-developed tests as...
CMS to Allow Billing of Laboratory Specimen Collection Travel Allowance to Nearest 10th of a Mile
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will now allow laboratories to bill the laboratory specimen...
CMS Announces Health Tech Ecosystem Initiative to Streamline Health Care Information Sharing
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the introduction of the Health Tech Ecosystem initiative...