Blog Posts by Author: Lâle White
My Predictions for the Coming Year: A New Blueprint for Healthcare
These past two years have been a period of change, during which COVID dramatically shifted the focus to the importance of diagnostic testing. In fact, with the Omicron surge putting a further spotlight on the fact that testing is still needed even with widespread vaccinations, TIME has labelled 2022 “the year of testing.” Alongside this increased focus, however, are ongoing financial and...
Addressing EKRA Sales Force Compensation Mandates to Improve Both Compliance and Profitability
EKRA - Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act - is a relatively new law that has some important implications for all diagnostic laboratories, and not just toxicology labs, which precipitated the legislation. Passed in October 2018, it was widely understood the law was intended to combat the opioid crisis. Recently, due in part to COVID-19 and government concerns over fraud and abuse, there has...