This Laboratory Professionals Week, we honor the innovators, collaborators and colleagues who have gone above and beyond behind the scenes to meet patient need. Today, ACLA is celebrating Josh Corbin, Director of Clinical Operations at Precision Diagnostics, who attributes robotic process improvement as a key factor in achieving more accurate and Continue Reading »
This Laboratory Professionals Week, we honor the innovators, collaborators and colleagues who have gone above and beyond behind the scenes to meet patients’ needs. Today, ACLA is featuring Vanessa Moelius, a clinical laboratory technologist at NeoGenomics who is at the forefront of innovative process developments that help improve patient care.Continue Reading »
This Laboratory Professionals Week, we honor the innovators, collaborators and colleagues who have gone above and beyond behind the scenes to meet patient need. Today, ACLA is featuring Brian Hatcher, Director of Laboratory Services at McLaren Health Care, who was quick to roll up his sleeves and lead the facility’s efforts to take on additionalContinue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C.— In response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Final Decision Memo for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for Medicare Beneficiaries with Advanced Cancer (CAG-00450R), ACLA President Julie Khani released the following statement: “We applaud CMS for making important changes to protect Medicare beneficiaContinue Reading »
An upcoming market-based system for pricing services performed by clinical laboratories is a “better alternative” for the industry than the current Medicare payment system, the president of the American Clinical Laboratory Association said April 23. Although many questions remain to be answered, the system to align Medicare payment rates witContinue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) -- a not-for-profit association representing the nation's leading national and regional clinical laboratories on key issues of common concern, including federal and state government reimbursement and regulatory policies –issued the following statement regarding the Clinical Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) announced it has approved the nomination of Quest Diagnostics CEO Stephen H. Rusckowski, as Chairman of the Board for the national association representing clinical laboratories. Mr. Rusckowski was nominated by the ACLA Board of Directors and approved by the membership durinContinue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In order to provide perspective and impact analysis for clinical laboratory professionals regarding a recently announced rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that would allow consumers direct access to their lab results, the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) and G2 Intelligence, an organizaContinue Reading »
Washington, D.C. – The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) today opened its 19th Annual Meeting entitled “Navigating the Reimbursement Maze: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Laboratories in the 21st Century,” drawing over 100 clinical laboratory professionals from across the country and featuring health policy experts that wiContinue Reading »
January 24, 2014 Mr. Marc Hartstein, Director Hospital and Ambulatory Policy Group Center for Medicare Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 31344 MoPathGapfillInquiries@cms.hhs.gov RE: Notification of Reconsideration Period – 2013 Gapfill Payment Amounts Dear Marc, Please accContinue Reading »
