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		<title>When Recruiting and Training Generation Y to Work in Medical Laboratories, U.S.A and U.K. Face Same Challenges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DATELINE—BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND: Workforce issues in medical laboratories received special attention here at the 10th Annual Frontiers in Laboratory Medicine (FiLM) conference that ended last week. Probably the major concern going forward is how to attract, train, and sustain adequate numbers in the medical laboratory workforce. Two speakers addressed medical laboratory workforce issues at a strategic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In United Kingdom, Clinical Pathology Laboratories Must Transform to Help Primary Care Physicians Achieve Improved Patient Outcomes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frontiers in Laboratory Medicine (FiLM) attracted another record crowd of clinical laboratory managers and pathologists DATELINE—BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND: Healthcare in the United Kingdom is undergoing a host of reforms. Consequently, medical laboratories in this country are scrambling to evolve in ways that allow them to serve the new line-up of primary care trusts and hospital trusts, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing Role for Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Testing Discussed at Personalized Medicine World Conference in Silicon Valley</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genetic testing and molecular diagnostics will be essential to wider adoption of personalized medicine by nation’s physicians MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA—Here in Silicon Valley at the Personalized Medicine World Conference (PMWC), the role of clinical laboratory testing and anatomic pathology services was consistently recognized as essential in advancing this important healthcare trend. Yet, at the same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the United Kingdom, Pathology and Medical Laboratory Testing Face Tough Challenges as the NHS Implements Reforms and Budget Cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Innovative pathology laboratory organizations in the UK and Europe will come together at the Frontiers in Laboratory Medicine (FiLM) conference on January 31-February 1, 2012 For decades, the pathology and medical laboratory service in the United Kingdom has been the envy of many developed nations. But times change and the National Health Service (NHS) finds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinical Pathology Laboratories in the United States Face Tougher Accreditation and CLIA Environment</title>
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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>Concierge Medicine Trend Continues and Creates New Clients for Clinical Pathology Laboratories</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MDVIP and similar concierge medicine companies are attracting patients willing to pay for improved access to physicians Concern about healthcare reforms and lower reimbursement are motivating ever more physicians to consider practicing concierge medicine. This is a practice model where the patient will pay the physician an annual retainer in return for greater access and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Laboratories in Toronto Move Forward with Digital Pathology and Clinical Lab Consolidation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dark Daily visits the anatomic pathology department and clinical laboratory at University Health Network DATELINE: Toronto, Ontario, Canada—Here in the downtown area of Ontario’s largest city is a healthcare organization known as University Health Network (UHN) that operates one of the province’s larger consolidated clinical laboratory organizations. In support of its hospitals, the UHN Laboratory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Canada, Clinical Pathology Laboratories Face Growing Lab Test Utilization and Shrinking Lab Test Budgets</title>
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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>Why Pathology Labs Need To Keep Pace with Big Changes Unfolding in the Field of Pathology Informatics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Experts in pathology and clinical laboratory informatics to gather in October in Pittsburgh One respected expert in pathology informatics says that a “major sea change” is underway in pathology informatics. The pace of this transformation is steady and pathology groups should be responsive to these developments. These are the opinions of Bruce Friedman, M.D., Active [...]]]></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>Hospital Laboratories Take Note: Medicaid will Cease Reimbursing for Hospital-Acquired Conditions in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medicaid policy takes effect on July 1, 2012, and mirrors existing Medicare policy Medicare was the first government program to announce that it would not reimburse hospitals for certain hospital-acquired conditions. Pathologists will be interested to learn that the Medicaid program is now prepared to institute a similar non-reimbursement policy. This fulfills a Dark Daily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinical Chemists and Medical Laboratory Professionals Gather at AACC’s Annual Meeting in Atlanta</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lots of products involving molecular diagnostics and genetic testing were on display at the exhibition DATELINE: Atlanta, Georgia—Yesterday was the close of the 2011 annual meeting of the American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC). Organizers played host to what—pre-event—they announced was a record-breaking number of exhibit booths sold to vendors at the exhibition. Despite a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain Rescinds Plans for Added Privatization Intended to Help Cut Costs at the National Health Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some privatization of pathology and clinical laboratory testing is under discussion If there is one thing that the healthcare systems of the United States and the United Kingdom share in common, it is the respective budget crises engulfing the national governments of both countries. Each nation is struggling to come up with the funds necessary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>65-Year Old Baby Boomers Ready to Fight for Right to Opt Out of Medicare</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent federal court case and a columnist in the Weekly Standard illustrate how Boomers are ready to challenge existing Medicare laws they don’t like Will the oldest Baby Boomers, now turning 65 years old this year, accept enrollment in the Medicare program or will they challenge it—as they have challenged many other institutions in American [...]]]></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>Many Hospitals and Doctors Not Happy with Federal Rules for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major healthcare stakeholders speaking out with criticisms of federal ACO rules It may be that the Obama administration bit off more than it can chew with its first release of proposed rules for Accountable Care Organizations (ACO). Lining up in opposition to these rules is an impressive list of the nation’s most respected healthcare organizations. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare’s Final Rule for Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Draws Fire from Healthcare Provider Groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 10:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prominent national health associations publish tough criticisms of the new final ACO rule Pathologists and clinical laboratory managers have a ringside seat as the fight to introduce Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) gets underway. On one side is the federal government, represented by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). On the other side are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinical Laboratories Beware: Many Payers May Not Be Ready for HIPAA 5010 on January 1, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 14:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bigger challenge will be adoption of ICD-10 across entire U.S. healthcare system in 2013 Two disruptive events in the world of coding, billing, and claims reimbursement are about to engage the full attention of clinical laboratories and pathology groups. First is implementation of HIPAA 5010 forms for claims submission by all types of healthcare providers. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IFCC WorldLab 2011 Conference in Berlin Provides Look at Developing Trends in Clinical Laboratory Testing Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 12:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IVD manufacturers often introduce their newest technologies in Europe before the United States DATELINE: BERLIN, GERMANY: With so many changes happening to clinical pathology laboratory testing in developed nations around the world, there is keen interest in evolving technologies, along with new medical laboratory instruments and automation products that clinical biochemists and pathologists will use, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospitals Object to CMS’s Web Posting of Raw Data on Hospital-Acquired Infections</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 12:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin M Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Hospital Association claims accuracy of posted HAC data not established In further step to create transparency in patient outcomes delivered by individual hospitals, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) has posted on its website information on eight hospital-acquired conditions (HAC). However, many hospital industry leaders were not happy with this action. The [...]]]></description>
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