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In the wake of reimbursement complexities, many laboratories grapple with one of the largest growing areas in healthcare – prior authorization. Prior authorization ensures you can monitor and control spending on medications, services, and treatments – making it an essential tool in increasing access and continuity of care.

Today, more individuals recognize the importance of early disease detection, making them more likely to seek lab tests. However, with an increasing shift toward automated clinical labs and healthcare systems, many laboratories are also being required to step up and evolve to meet new demands.

Today’s diagnostic environment is fast-paced and demands efficient workflows to prepare all patient samples and data. Laboratories are faced with the critical assignment to ensure they have accurate test results for patients and to capture all Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for services and procedures rendered.

Today’s diagnostic environment is fast-paced and demands efficient workflows to prepare all patient samples and data. Laboratories are faced with the critical assignment to ensure they have accurate test results for patients and to capture all Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for services and procedures rendered.

Most laboratories feel that their billing takes more time and energy than the actual laboratory work itself. From all of the bureaucracy and administrative efforts, including tasks leading up to successful payment of bills, many organizations decide to have it outsourced with experts like Synapse, so their focus is solely on providing services to patients and clinicians.

Laboratories are a vital part of any medical establishment with varying sizes and iterations. According to Sikaris (2017), 60–70% of clinical decisions were affected by laboratory test results.

Laboratories are a vital part of any medical establishment with varying sizes and iterations. According to Sikaris (2017), 60–70% of clinical decisions were affected by laboratory test results.