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Examine COVID Claims to Find RCM Weaknesses in Your Lab

Posted on January 8, 2021November 2, 2021

Examine COVID Claims to Find RCM Weaknesses in Your Lab

As the virus continues to spread and testing volumes increase, high claim volumes can exacerbate existing billing issues. Studying COVID denials and payments can help you recognize operational inefficiencies that are hurting revenue.

New CMS Rule Attempts to Alleviate the Prior Authorization Burden

Posted on December 15, 2020November 1, 2021

New CMS Rule Attempts to Alleviate the Prior Authorization Burden

Proposed rule aims to improve data sharing and interoperability by streamlining prior authorization

New COVID-19 Testing Price Transparency Requirements Effective Immediately

Posted on November 20, 2020November 1, 2021

New COVID-19 Testing Price Transparency Requirements Effective Immediately

Increasing healthcare price transparency is a strategic objective of CMS, which has finalized rules regulating providers of COVID-19 tests.

Government Takes Action to Ensure Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine

Posted on November 5, 2020October 29, 2021

Government Takes Action to Ensure Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine

CMS helping providers and insurers prepare for swift vaccine administration

COVID-19 Testing Payments and Regulations: What Labs Need to Know

Posted on November 3, 2020October 29, 2021

COVID-19 Testing Payments and Regulations: What Labs Need to Know

Announcements support faster testing and tighter regulations around reporting

How to Bill for Medicare Add-On Payment for COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests

Posted on October 28, 2020October 29, 2021

How to Bill for Medicare Add-On Payment for COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests

What you need to know to maximize reimbursement

Larger Payments for Labs Producing Faster COVID-19 Results

Posted on October 21, 2020October 29, 2021

Larger Payments for Labs Producing Faster COVID-19 Results

CMS incentivizes labs to complete high throughput COVID-19 tests quicker

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced starting January 1, 2021, Medicare will pay $100 to laboratories that complete high throughput COVID-19 diagnostic tests within two calendar days of the specimen being collected. Also effective January 1, 2021, for laboratories that take longer than two days to complete these tests, Medicare will pay $75.

COVID-19 Test Pricing: Know the Facts, Protect Your Lab’s Reputation

Posted on October 13, 2020October 29, 2021

COVID-19 Test Pricing: Know the Facts, Protect Your Lab’s Reputation

Concerns about test price gouging may lead to greater scrutiny of costs

Women Among the Hardest Hit Financially by COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on September 28, 2020October 28, 2021

Women Among the Hardest Hit Financially by COVID-19 Pandemic

Hospitals, Health Systems and Labs can tailor billing to help ease healthcare burden

UHC Deadline for Lab Test Registry Delayed Indefinitely

Posted on August 31, 2020October 28, 2021

UnitedHealthcare Delays Deadline for Lab Test Registry to January 1

College of American Pathologists Presses UHC to Extend Delay