On March 18, 2020, the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) issued an order requiring laboratories to report negative SARS-CoV-2 test results to DPH using the Electronic Laboratory Reporting System. DPH indicated the immediate reporting of such results is necessary for public health purposes.
Continue Reading Connecticut DPH Updates List of Reportable Laboratory Findings to Include Negative SARS-CoV-2 Test Results

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a rare advisory opinion (CMS-AO-2017-1) under the Stark Law (Section 1877 of the Social Security Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. § 1395) earlier this fall, addressing a proposed arrangement under which a web-based diagnostic testing portal sought to provide referring physicians with free alerts related to test results.
Continue Reading CMS Approves Laboratory Alerts to Physicians in Rare Stark Law Advisory Opinion