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		<title>In Massachusetts, Blues Ink Pact with Partners HealthCare to Implement Alternative Quality Contract with Global Payment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early evidence is that the AQC arrangement encourages providers to more carefully  utilize ancillary services, including clinical laboratory and pathology testing Much attention is being given to the new healthcare payment models being introduced by the Medicare program during 2012. However, quietly—and with much less publicity—private health plans are deploying innovative, value-based payment models. These [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Many Clinical Laboratories, Other Providers Struggle to Transition to 5010; Likely To See Payment Shortfall</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Payors also are straining to handle new payment requirements under Form 5010, say intermediaries Across the nation, providers, including clinical laboratories and pathology groups, are holding their collective breath as they wait to see whether implementation of the electronic claim Form 5010 goes smoothly, becomes a disaster, or ends up somewhere between. Just two weeks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VA Wants to Collect Clinical Laboratory Blood Specimens from One Million Veterans to Create World’s Largest Medical Database and Gene Repository</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Veterans Administration calls it a “genomics game changer” and is now building a treasure trove of data for health researchers, including pathologists Imagine a massive data repository that contains the blood specimens and genetic information of thousands of individuals, along with a detailed medical history for each patient that may reach back as far as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pathology Laboratory Testing at the Crossroads: Will Payers Deeply Discount Prices for Genetic Tests, or Will Value-Based Pricing Prevail?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big changes in how these lab test claims are handled are just 11 weeks away, and most clinical laboratories are not up to speed on this issue Note: Dark Daily offers this opinion and commentary by Editor Robert L. Michel Big changes are coming in how payers handle code stacked claims for genetic tests and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Physician Use of EHRs Could Increase Medical Malpractice Claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because they provide medical lab test results to EHRs, clinical labs and pathologists are often named in medical malpractice lawsuits Some experts predict that the great expansion in the number of physicians using electronic health record (EHR) systems may trigger an increase in medical malpractice lawsuits. Were this were to happen, clinical laboratories and pathology [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palmetto, Medicare’s Biggest Carrier, Proposes to End Code Stacking for Molecular Clinical Laboratory Tests</title>
		<link>http://www.darkdaily.com/palmetto-medicares-biggest-carrier-proposes-to-end-code-stacking-for-molecular-clinical-laboratory-tests-111011#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Palmetto wants to implement two proposed local coverage determinations (LCDs) on February 27, 2012 Medicare’s biggest local carrier is ready to tackle the problems created when clinical pathology laboratories use code stacks to submit claims for genetic tests  and molecular diagnostics assays. Medical laboratories in eight states served by this Medicare carrier are worried about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospitals, Physicians, and Clinical Pathology Laboratories Scramble to Prepare for Use of Form 5010 Beginning January 1, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.darkdaily.com/hospitals-physicians-and-clinical-pathology-laboratories-scramble-to-prepare-for-use-of-form-5010-beginning-january-2012-110811#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some medical laboratory organizations risk coming up short on the deadline for implementation of 5010 standards Less than eight weeks remain before the January 1, 2012, deadline for implementation of Form 5010. Every sector of the healthcare system—from government and private payers to hospitals, physicians, pathologists, and clinical laboratories—is involved in this important healthcare reform. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aetna, Humana, Kaiser, UnitedHealth Put Five Billion Medical Claims into Database for Healthcare Cost, Utilization Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Data represents $1 trillion in spending since 2000 and contains clinical laboratory and pathology data In what may turn out to be a positive development for clinical laboratories and pathology group practices, four of the nation’s five biggest health insurance companies will collaborate and put their medical claims data for billions of transactions into a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Officials Announce Bundled Reimbursement Initiative and Clinical Pathology Laboratory Tests Are to Be Included</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative” will be voluntary for hospitals, physicians, and other providers, including medical laboratories Yesterday, Medicare officials took the first steps to implement a program for bundled Medicare payments by issuing documents which describe how this program would work. At least two of the four models for bundled reimbursement will include [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NEW White Papers Are Now Available for Clinical Laboratory Professionals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 10:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two New White Papers &#38; One New Lab Product Review Just Added There is a new resource library for clinical laboratory managers and pathologists that contains White Papers on contemporary topics involving clinical laboratory management, pathology administration, and the medical laboratory testing marketplace. This White Paper library is hosted at www.DarkDaily.com/white-papers and is a useful new information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinical Pathology Laboratory Outreach Programs Are Revenue Bright Spot for Nation’s Health Systems and Hospitals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[However, medical laboratory billing/collections is often weak, even at top-performing outreach programs If there is one bright spot in the revenue picture for many hospitals and health systems, it is how well-run hospital laboratory outreach programs produce strong growth in net revenue and contribution margin. Because of double-digit growth rates for outreach and outpatient procedures, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pathology Groups and Clinical Laboratories Should Prepare for Medicare RAC Auditors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 is the year that Medicare expands its Recovery Audit Program to include providers such as medical laboratories and pathology groups During the next 12 months, many pathology groups and clinical laboratories will undergo their first audit as part of Medicare’s recently-expanded RAC (Recovery Audit Contractor) program. This is a big-dollar audit program. When Congress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Genetic Laboratory Tests Face Complicated Hurdles to Win Reimbursement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health insurers not eager to establish coverage for new molecular diagnostic assays // Navigating the pathway to successful commercialization of new genetic tests and molecular diagnostic assays has proven tricky. While scientists work quickly to bring new and better clinical laboratory testing tools to the market, health insurers work at a much slower pace to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Companion Direct Point of Care System Helps Doctors Collect Payment Quickly</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With more and more consumers participating in high-deductible health plans, health savings accounts, and other forms of consumer-directed health plans, physicians and laboratories have to collect substantially more money from their patients. Collecting from patients while they are still in the physician’s office is the ideal situation, but must patients don’t know what their copayment, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Lesson for Any Clinical Pathology Laboratory: Palm Beach Doctor Gets Creative to Collect Unpaid Claims from Humana</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dermatologist Steven P. Rosenberg, M.D., chases Humana for $120,000 in claims as old as two years Clinical pathology laboratories often have problems with health insurance plans that delay paying legitimate claims for reimbursement. Now comes news of a unique strategy successfully employed by a Florida dermatologist who was frustrated that one payer was taking as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Hospitals Actively Implement Transparent Pricing for Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 15:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to quoting accurate prices in advance to patients, hospitals are finding themselves caught in a double bind. On one hand, Medicare and some large insurers require hospitals to provide cost estimates for non-emergency procedures. That helps patients know in advance how much they will have to pay out-of-pocket. On the other hand, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Smart Medical Labs Are Collecting More Reimbursement during Today’s Tough Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Essential action area for clinical laboratory management and pathology management With the American economy in a tailspin, payers and patients want to delay or avoid payment for laboratory testing services. That is not good news for clinical labs and pathology groups. It means their billing and collection departments must perform at an even more productive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Considers Denying Payment for Routine Vitamin D Testing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One Medicare contractor is proposing a new policy that would effectively end payment to labs and physicians for routine testing for Vitamin D deficiency. In its proposed local coverage determination (LCD), the Medicare carrier indicates that it would cover Vitamin D testing only for patients with chronic kidney disease, osteomalacia, hypercalcemia, and rickets. The LCD [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good News for Labs: HHS Delays Implementation Deadline for ICD-10 to 2013, Version 4010/4010A1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pathologists and lab directors concerned about training staff to implement the new ICD-10 code sets can relax-but only just a bit! The federal Department of Health &#38; Human Services (DHHS) has pushed back the compliance deadline for implementing the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) code sets. The new implementation deadline of October 1, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dark Daily&#8217;s List of Anatomic Pathology&#8217;s 10 Most Costly Coding Errors Costly Coding Errors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 14:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coding Error #1: Not Insisting on Complete Requisition Forms for Pap Tests Lab administrators and pathologists often fail to realize how frequently this error results in lost revenue to the laboratory. Incomplete information on the requisition can also impact the clinical service the laboratory provides to the referring physician. It may be timely to do [...]]]></description>
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