tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 5

Labs: Competitive Bidding On The Horizon: Labs Get Ready

As CMS's demonstration project ramps up, every lab should be calling WashingtonMedicare is hoping that some old-fashioned competition will revamp the laboratory market, forcing labs to adopt new, time-efficient techniques. Is your lab in danger of being left behind? Here's help. What To Do Your lab can help define the terms of the demonstration project (see box, page 6) by contacting your local representatives, recommends David Mongillo, director of professional and regulatory affairs for the College of American Pathologists in Northfield, IL. "Labs should be working with their representatives in Washington to make sure that any demonstration project that...

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