How will the CLIA updates affect billing of laboratory procedures? Did you know that CLIA has addressed the monitoring of medical necessity as a part of the pre-analytic phase of testing. In this MedLearn audio seminar, presenter Robin Zweifel, BS MT (ASCP) will review topics that will not only improve your laboratory practice but will also help to enhance your billing practice.
Highlights of this seminar include:
- Be familiar with the personnel requirements for front end staff as they will be part of the CLIA survey within the next year
- How the pre-analytic phase affect the billing of laboratory procedures
- Understanding the link between OIG compliance, CMS guidelines for "reasonable and necessary" and CLIA
- How to improve audit protocols by meeting the CLIA requirements for record retention
About our presenter, Robin Miller Zweifel, BS MT (ASCP)
Robin Miller Zweifel, BS MT (ASCP), is a senior Healthcare Consultant for Medical Learning Incorporated. Robin conducts CPT coding and chargemaster assessments, reviews the operations of the providers for regulatory agency compliance, evaluates departmental compliance policies and procedures, and assists in the implementation of facility compliance programs. Robin provides educational seminars for laboratorians, physicians, facility personnel and Medicare beneficiaries on topics including: The Physician's Role in Medicare Compliance, Compliance Audits and ABN Implementation, and the Introduction to Chargemaster Coding and Management. Robin has been published in Advance for Laboratory Administrators providing CPT coding advisory and reimbursement analysis. As a contributing author to Aspen Reference Group's Medical Laboratory Management, she currently serves on their editorial board. Ms. Zweifel also contributes reimbursement-related articles to MedLearn's Laboratory Compliance Manager newsletter.
