The registry is designed to help pathology practices comply with requirements under Medicare’s Quality Payment Program and Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.
Efforts to pass a nationwide surprise billing law appear stalled for now, but state laws and proposals for federal legislation still loom large for labs.
An IASLC survey showed that molecular testing is not performed in line with expert guidelines, which means only a minority of lung cancer patients are benefitting from precision oncology.
As NGS testing becomes more widespread, labs, payors, and professional groups confront questions about which genes should be required as part of clinical assays.
Practical, technological, and systemic challenges are putting pathologists in tough positions, facing competing demands for molecular analysis of limited biological samples.
With two FDA-cleared platforms available, the technology is drawing clinicians interested in reaping its near-term benefits while preparing for its future impact.
