Laboratory Management Overview

50-70% of insured patients will have a laboratory test each year¹ and 5 of the top 10 codes billed to CMS in 2008 were for laboratory services². New laboratory technologies, more labs performing a greater number of complex clinical tests, the development of new genomic and genetic testing, physician detailing and direct to consumer marketing are all fueling increases in lab utilization. According to a 2008 report, laboratory services are increasing at 7% per year, with molecular and genetic testing increasing at more than 20% per year³.

CareCore National’s LabPrint™ Lab Management Program developed in partnership with the University of Washington Department of Laboratory Medicine is the first-in-marketplace program designed to create both medical and payment policy for molecular and genetic testing, anatomic pathology and clinical laboratory, while directing patients to genetic counseling as appropriate for genetic testing.