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Beginning this year, many pathologists are eligible for a boost in payment from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). Even though the agency’s pay-for-reporting program began last year, there were no quality measures for pathologists to report prior to Jan. 1, 2008, when two pathology measures pertaining to breast and colorectal cancer patients were added to the program.

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February 2008 - Table of Contents

LIR February 2008 (full PDF issue)

Global Lab M&A Tops $3.9 Billion, $3.1 Billion in U.S. for ’07

Sonic Takes Over Labs in New Jersey, Tennessee

Carilion Labs Acquires Innovative Pathology Services

CMS Gives Pathologists Incentives for Quality Reporting

LabCorp’s Growth Focused on Companion Dx, Managed Care Contracts

U.S. Lab M&A Climbs to $3.1B in 2007

PAML’s Newest Joint Venture Focused on Capturing Salt Lake City Outreach Market

Lab Stocks Down 5% Over Past 5 Weeks, 1% So Far in '08

Molecular Diagnostics 2008 Is a Must-Attend Event