Lab Payment and Policy Update & Outlook in the Age of COVID-19

Cardinal Health Lab Briefings webinar series

This webinar is presented Dennis Weissman, President of Dennis Weissman & Associates LLC. Dennis Weissman has been an independent consultant for the past decade with expertise in Medicare, health care reform and federal regulatory policies affecting clinical and anatomic laboratories and related health interests. He previously founded and served as publisher of Washington G-2 Reports (now G2 Intelligence), an information company that covers the U.S. laboratory industry via newsletters, research reports and conferences.

Overview

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust clinical laboratory testing into the national spotlight and created unprecedented financial and policy challenges and opportunities for the laboratory industry. This webinar will explain how labs are impacted by critical reimbursement and regulatory changes and trends under both government and commercial payers. The speaker will also highlight the healthcare and political dynamics at play for the new Administration and how they inform the Medicare payment and policy outlook for labs in 2021.

Objectives

Upon completion of this continuing education activity, the participant should be able to:

1.  Assess key lessons for policymakers & clinical labs in implementing a diagnostic testing strategy for the COVID-19 pandemic.
2.  Describe how COVID-19 affected the financial health and government policies for labs.
3.  Discuss how scheduled PAMA reimbursement cuts and reporting requirements for labs have been delayed by COVID-19 policy mandates.
4.  Examine out how a new Administration and Congress will influence policy changes for labs in 2021.

Intended audience

This continuing education credit is intended for use by clinical laboratory professionals who are interested in learning about reimbursement and policy outlook for labs in 2021 and the age of COVID-19.

Take the course and obtain CE credits

Attend this basic level webinars at no cost. Cardinal Health is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program.This webinar is managed by Whitehat Communications and offer one P.A.C.E.® Continuing Education contact hour for up to six months after the live event.

One P.A.C.E® credit is available upon completion of the course:
Lab Payment and Policy Update & Outlook in the Age of COVID-19

P.A.C.E.® credits are widely recognized in the clinical laboratory profession and can be used to fulfill most continuing education requirements.