by Dennis Weissman & Associates, LLC | Dec 31, 2018 | Hospital Laboratories
Hospital outreach laboratories which escaped providing private payor data to Uncle Sam under The Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) during the first round of reporting in 2016 have now run out of luck as the next collection period starts this January and runs...
by Dennis Weissman & Associates, LLC | Nov 16, 2018 | Clinical Laboratory, Hospital Laboratories
Starting next year, U.S. clinical laboratories including hospital outreach labs are facing a number of significant challenges now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made a significant change in its new market-based pricing system (PAMA) that...
by Dennis Weissman & Associates, LLC | Jul 6, 2018 | Hospital Laboratories
Hospital laboratories nationwide are facing a challenging financial climate in the wake of sharp cuts in Medicare payment which became effective this year under the Protecting Access to Medicare Access (PAMA) of 2014 combined with ongoing market uncertainty in...