News on issues related to managing clinical laboratories.
Quest will provide management expertise, lab equipment, supplies, procurement processes, and reference testing to Houston Medical Center and Perry Hospital.
Test volumes, revenues per test and costs per test improved during the quarter, company executives said.
The agency said its aim is to analyze the way CMS has chosen to implement PAMA and to estimate the potential financial impact to Medicare as a result of those choices.
Deck: Increases in denials from insurers, uncollectible patient balances, and reimbursement pressures negatively affected company revenues.
Changes in physician behavior around monitoring patient response to therapeutic monoclonal antibodies is increasing demand for clinical testing of these drugs.
