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		<title>AMA Survey Reveals That Physician Interest Lags In ACO Participation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many physicians say they lack specific details about the care model and how it will reimburse providers In its own news service, the American Medical Association (AMA) reports lagging interest by physicians when they are asked about their participation in accountable care organizations (ACO). This survey of AMA members was conducted last fall. According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Many Clinical Laboratories, Other Providers Struggle to Transition to 5010; Likely To See Payment Shortfall</title>
		<link>http://www.darkdaily.com/many-clinical-laboratories-other-providers-struggle-to-transition-to-5010-likely-to-see-payment-shortfall-011212#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.darkdaily.com/va-collect-clinical-laboratory-blood-specimens-one-million-veterans-create-world-largest-medical-database-gene-repository-12281#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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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>New Diagnostic Technology Creates Opportunities for Clinical Laboratories to Help Physicians with Faster, More Accurate Diagnoses</title>
		<link>http://www.darkdaily.com/new-diagnostic-technology-creates-opportunities-for-clinical-laboratories-to-help-physicians-with-faster-more-accurate-diagnoses-10311#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies to detect only human blood in stool, this technology compares favorably when tested against other methodologies New diagnostic technologies are literally tumbling out of research laboratories and biotech development companies at an increasing pace. The sheer volume of proprietary medical laboratory tests and new molecular diagnostic assays makes it a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Positive News for Clinical Pathology Laboratories on Compensation for Medical Technologists and Clinical Laboratory Scientists</title>
		<link>http://www.darkdaily.com/positive-news-for-clinical-pathology-laboratories-on-compensation-for-medical-technologists-and-clinical-laboratory-scientists-122111#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Laboratory Hiring & Human Resources]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bad News for Clinical Pathology Laboratories: Med Techs Rank Number 3 on List of Most-Educated and Least-Paid Professions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laboratory professionals with four years of higher education do earn comparable compensation when compared to other professions requiring a four-year degree Never say that readers of Dark Daily are not ready to express opinions and speak out! On Monday, we published an e-briefing that reported on the inclusion of “Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians” on [...]]]></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>
		<link>http://www.darkdaily.com/pathology-laboratory-testing-at-the-crossroads-will-payers-deeply-discount-prices-for-genetic-tests-or-will-value-based-pricing-prevail-121511#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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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>Innovative Clinical Pathology Laboratories Use Quality Management Systems (QMS) to Deliver Added Value to Physicians</title>
		<link>http://www.darkdaily.com/innovative-clinical-pathology-laboratories-u#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DATELINE: San Antonio, Texas—This week, a large and enthusiastic crowd of clinical laboratory managers and pathologists gathered here to participate in the fifth annual Lab Quality Confab, a conference devoted to Lean, Six Sigma, and process improvement in medical laboratories and hospitals. It was an opportunity to judge the “state of the clinical laboratory testing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Trends in High-Throughput Gene Sequencing for Pathologists and Clinical Laboratory Managers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two experts predict that tomorrow’s gene sequencing systems may render large swaths of today’s clinical laboratory obsolete Gene sequencing is the hot technology in both the biotech and clinical laboratory testing industries. That is because the cost of rapid gene sequencing systems is falling rapidly, even as the speed and accuracy of these latest-generation gene [...]]]></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>WellPoint’s New Pay-for-Performance Program to Pay Hospitals More for Meeting Quality Measures</title>
		<link>http://www.darkdaily.com/wellpoints-new-pay-for-performance-program-to-pay-hospitals-more-for-meeting-quality-measures-110411#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Private payers taking first steps on a path toward value-based purchasing that could eventually include clinical pathology laboratory testing services Pay-for-performance just took a leap forward with news that one of the nation’s largest health insurers will link hospital reimbursement to specific quality measures. This development could be a precursor to similar payer initiatives that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinical Pathology Laboratories in the United States Face Tougher Accreditation and CLIA Environment</title>
		<link>http://www.darkdaily.com/clinical-pathology-laboratories-in-the-united-states-face-tougher-accreditation-and-clia-environment-11311#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal and state laboratory regulators tighten down during inspections of nation’s medical laboratories Across the United States, medical laboratory accreditation and CLIA compliance is quietly getting tougher. This is a trend which affects every clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology medical group that must comply with CLIA and meet the accreditation requirements of the Medicare program. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anatomic Pathology in China Is a Booming Growth Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shortage of pathologists only adds to the challenges of providing high quality anatomic pathology testing services DATELINE: Hangzhou, China—More than 1,200 Chinese pathologists and medical laboratory scientists assembled this weekend in a city marked by 1,500 years of history. The occasion was the first-ever combined meeting of the Chinese Society of Pathology and the Pathology [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Medical Laboratory Testing Expected as Retail Clinics Change Delivery of Routine Healthcare Services</title>
		<link>http://www.darkdaily.com/more-medical-laboratory-testing-expected-as-retail-clinics-change-delivery-of-routine-healthcare-services-102411#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As popularity of retail clinics grows among consumers, so does the likelihood of increased clinical pathology laboratory testing at these locations Retail clinics (RC)—often called “rapid clinics”—are growing at a phenomenal rate. At the same time, more hospitals and health systems are deciding to participate in this growing trend, either by owning and operating such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Canada, Clinical Pathology Laboratories Face Growing Lab Test Utilization and Shrinking Lab Test Budgets</title>
		<link>http://www.darkdaily.com/in-canada-clinical-pathology-laboratories-face-growing-lab-test-utilization-and-shrinking-lab-test-budgets-100511#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DATELINE: Toronto, Ontario, Canada—This week, clinical laboratory and pathology leaders from across Canada gathered here at the fifth Executive Edge conference to assess the state of medical laboratory testing in Canada’s different provinces. One message in the provocative sessions was clear and consistent; ever more volumes of lab testing will continue to hit clinical laboratories, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HHS and CMS Team Up to Propose New Rule to Give Patients Direct Access to their Clinical Pathology Laboratory Test Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Draft language of new rule would change existing requirements on access to medical laboratory test results as defined in CLIA and HIPAA laws Big changes lie ahead in how clinical laboratories and pathology groups must give patients access to their medical laboratory test results. Last week, federal agencies published a draft rule that specifies how patients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calgary Laboratory Services Represents One Model of Regional Consolidation of Clinical Laboratories</title>
		<link>http://www.darkdaily.com/calgary-laboratory-services-represents-one-model-of-regional-consolidation-of-clinical-laboratories-91611#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DATELINE: Calgary, Alberta, Canada—When it comes to regional consolidation of clinical laboratory and pathology organizations, this city at the foot of the Canadian Rockies can assert a credible claim to have achieved one of the most comprehensive consolidation comprised of hospital laboratories, academic center laboratories, and anatomic pathology laboratories seen anywhere in the world. Officially, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Entering the Clinical Laboratory Testing Business: Is it Better to Buy or to Build?</title>
		<link>http://www.darkdaily.com/entering-the-clinical-laboratory-testing-business-is-it-better-to-buy-or-to-build-91211#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For two decades, popular wisdom says “buy,’ but several entrepreneurs succeeded by building a brand new clinical lab company Over the past 15 years, there have been few examples of pathologists and medical laboratory executives willing to start up a new clinical laboratory company from scratch. The popular wisdom says that this is a next-to-impossible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s No Surprise Why More Consumers Use the Internet to Order Lower-Priced Clinical Laboratory Tests</title>
		<link>http://www.darkdaily.com/its-no-surprise-why-more-consumers-use-the-internet-to-order-lower-priced-clinical-laboratory-tests-90211#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Web-based medical laboratory testing companies give consumers the option to purchase lab tests at cheap prices It’s nearly impossible to do a web search for any term that includes “medical laboratory tests” and not have the search engine return paid listings for numerous clinical laboratory testing companies organized specifically to allow consumers to order their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers Say Volume of Blood Collected from Hospitalized Myocardial Infarction Patients Can Contribute to Anemia</title>
		<link>http://www.darkdaily.com/researchers-say-volume-of-blood-collected-from-hospitalized-myocardial-infarction-patients-can-contribute-to-anemia-082911#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Findings may lead clinical pathology laboratories to update phlebotomy guidelines What is the proper quantity of blood to draw from a patient for medical laboratory testing purposes? That question has been debated regularly for decades by pathologists and clinical laboratory scientists. Now a recent study shows a connection between blood draw practices and hospital-acquired anemia [...]]]></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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		<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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