04.11.2011

Manual Requisition Standardization In order to provide consistency and ease of ordering, we have standardized the patient demographic and billing/insurance sections of our manual requisitions. Click here for more information.

03.04.2011

2011 Medicare Medical Necessity Guide NLL/PMS is pleased to announce availability of the 2011 Medicare Medical Necessity Guide, again, as an electronic document. Please refer to the billing section of the website found here for instructions and use.

02.16.2011

Update... Physician signature requirement rescinded for clinical requisitions, by CMS.

- Updated Physician Signature Info.pdf

08.28.2010

We recently received a letter from CMS introducing the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) Complaint Brochure. This brochure contains information regarding mechanisms and resources for reporting complaints and concerns about the quality of a laboratory's testing when needed. According to the letter from CMS, this information should be made available to "all personnel in your laboratory, patients and their representatives, the public, physicians and other caregivers using the laboratory's services." We have placed a copy of this brochure on the PMS and NLL internet websites for your convenience. If you have questions on the brochure or its contents, please contact your account representatives or the call center.
- CLIA Complaint Brochure

08.12.2010

Effective September 1, 2010, G. gonorrhoeae and C. trachomatis assays will be performed on the BD Viper system, which enables testing on liquid based cytology (LBC) vials. In addition, current swab collection and transport will change due to new instrumentation.
- G.gonorrhoeae and C.trachomatis Changes

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