The recently introduced Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act (S.1220) will revise a current Medicare billing regulation involving hospital patients receiving testing from independent laboratories within 14 days of discharge. The bill, introduced by Sens. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), will help to alleviate access problems resulting from advanced diagnostic testing—often genetic and esoteric testing—that is ordered after a patient’s stay in the hospital, say industry experts. A companion bill was introduced in the House in March.

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July 2009 - Table of Contents

LIR July 2009 (full PDF issue)

G-2 Reports-Chi Solutions’ Outreach Survey Indicates Labs Leading in Profitability Measures, Falling Short on Bad Debt and DSO

LabCorp Plans to Acquire Monogram Biosciences for Approximately $155 Million

Senate Bill Proposes ‘Date of Service’ Policy Change That Will Benefit Labs

Genoptix, Myriad Genetics Lead in G-2 Reports’ First Quarter Benchmarking Analysis

Psychemedics Teams With UK’s Bupa to Market Hair Analysis Assay

Inside the Lab Industry: Washington G-2 Reports-Chi Solutions’ Latest Survey Finds Outreach Lab Profitability Over 20% and Annual Revenue Growth Over 3%

The C-Suite Perspective: Building a Business Case for Outreach

Agendia Boosts MammaPrint Sales Effort Through CLIA Lab Launch, Sales Force Expansion

GE’s $100 Million Stimulus Simplicity Program to Offer No-Interest Loans for EMR Products

CBLPath Opens Manhattan Facility

Adeona Pharma Buys Chicago’s Hartlab to Expand Degenerative Disease Diagnostic Offerings

Lab Stocks Continue Impressive Show of Strength; Up 11% Over Five Weeks, 32% Over Past 13 Weeks

Industry Buzz: CDC Seeks Help in Establishing Laboratory Best Practices