Feb 17, 2012 | Coding, Billing, and Collections, Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Pathology, Managed Care Contracts & Payer Reimbursement
Court rulings in several controversial patenting cases are largely consistent Recent decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) offer some much-needed clarity in the controversial issues surrounding the legality of life sciences patents. This will be of interest to pathologists and medical laboratory managers, because many clinical laboratories and pathology groups must pay royalties to patent-holders for rights to use the technologies. There are multiple legal...