Education

Jan. 16, 2025 - This webinar will cover the updates to pathology and laboratory CPT codes for 2025, including newly added, deleted, and revised codes, as well as reimbursement details for Medicare based on the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) that will affect these codes. The presenter will also discuss resources available to support CPT coding decisions, the process for obtaining new CPT codes, and how these codes are priced.

This webinar will inform attendees on regulatory compliance and recent policy changes at the federal and state level relevant to hospital laboratory outreach programs. The topics will include germane regulatory summaries and updates, billing and reimbursement, and government enforcement. The focus will be to provide actionable knowledge and recommendations of best practices to achieve, and be prepared to demonstrate, an effective compliance program. This will provide helpful guidance to even the most compliant-minded laboratory operators.

PACE / State of FL - In this webinar we'll address the critical role of planning to support innovation and transformation in today's laboratory outreach environment, particularly related to Information Technology initiatives. The pandemic has accelerated the need for efficient workflows and digital solutions, and the laboratory outreach program needs to keep up. We'll delve into practical tools and insightful strategies to help you navigate the challenges related to implementing these initiatives in your laboratory.

PACE / State of FL
Every clinical and anatomic pathology laboratory in America is affected by new Medicare and Medicaid coding and billing changes that take effect every year on Jan. 1.

A pathologist’s collaboration with the outreach team and referring physicians strengthens the program and provides the best service for patients.

With updates expected to federal compliance guidance for laboratories in 2025, now is a great time to revisit existing guidelines and plans.

While preparation is key to mitigating risk, inevitably, there are unforeseen circumstances that will impact operations. Here are four ways the outreach laboratory can swiftly manage operational surprises in real time.

In this episode of Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ “Leveraging the Laboratory” podcast, host Jane Hermansen, outreach manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, speaks with Shannon Bennett, director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic.

In this episode of Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ “Leveraging the Laboratory” podcast, host Jane Hermansen, outreach manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, speaks with outreach solutions strategists Ellen Dijkman Dulkes and Brianne Newton for the second part of their discussion on minimizing visible impact to the customer when there are bumps in the road.

In this episode of Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ “Leveraging the Laboratory” podcast, host Jane Hermansen, outreach manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, speaks with outreach solutions strategists Ellen Dijkman Dulkes and Brianne Newton about how to establish processes that allow outreach programs to efficiently recover from road bumps and minimize visible impact to the customer.