Mar 6, 2013 | Laboratory Hiring & Human Resources, Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory News, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Pathology
Innovative care management models offer potential opportunities to expand medical laboratory testing services Reducing hospital readmissions is a major goal and Walgreen Co. (NYSE:WAG) wants to do its part using a new medication management program. The retail pharmacy giant has entered contracts with about a dozen providers to deliver prescriptions to hospitalized patients and manage their medications for the first 30 days after discharge. Pathologists and clinical laboratory managers know...
Oct 1, 2010 | Laboratory Pathology, Management & Operations
No clinical pathology laboratories are known to have ceased serving Medicare and Medicaid patients It’s widely acknowledged by physicians and other providers that Medicaid reimbursement in many states is significantly less than the true cost of providing the service. There are also many types of health procedures where Medicare reimbursement fails to fully reimburse the provider. Thus, it is an important signal when two prominent healthcare organizations announce that—in certain locations and...
