[Histonet] out-of-hospital environment labs
j k
ccpath <@t> gmail.com
Sun Feb 7 14:04:55 CST 2010
It's called 'o-v-e-r-u-t-i-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n'....
http://www.ascp.org/pdf/Advocacy/Self-Referral-Policy-Statement-09.aspx
"Studies by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and
other government agencies have shown that referrals to entities in which
physicians have a
financial relationship encourage excessive use of services."
"The OIG audits reveal an alarming increase in the utilization of anatomic
pathology
services once these group practices were able to capture the
pathology-related revenues."
jim
On 2/7/10, Andrew Burgeson <napoli <@t> siscom.net> wrote:
>
>
> For all those histology and lab "EXPERTS" out there who
> think they know what they are talking about regarding
> out-of-hospital labs, PLEASE, FOR PITY SAKE, enlighten all
> of us "UNTRAINED" histo professionals as to how the MBA and
> Venture capital $ organizations that run hospitals and
> PROFIT off of Technical Components are any different from
> anyone else who wants to build or own a lab?
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