The Customer-Focused Laboratory
As the New Year begins, so does the Clinical Lab Fee Schedule (CLFS). “The final CLFS rule implements section 216 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) of 2014”1, and brings with it a new private payor rate-based payment system. CMS recently released the 2018 clinical lab fee schedule “under which the agency will […]
Laboratory 2.0 and the transition to value-based care
As Congress debates the future of the Affordable Care Act there is uncertainty around how new legislation will affect the dynamics of the healthcare industry, and uncertainty for patients on how they will continue to access care. Although the future is unclear, most people agree that the transition from fee-for-service to value-based care will continue. […]
The Precision Medicine Initiative and patient access to lab results
President Obama launched the Precision Medicine Initiative last year, with the following mission statement: “To enable a new era of medicine through research, technology, and policies that empower patients, researchers, and providers to work together toward development of individualized care.” One of the critical success factors of the Precision Medicine Initiative is patients getting better, […]
G2: New Platform Helps Labs Comply with Patient Access Requirements
Psyche Systems Corporation (Milford, MA), a laboratory information software company, and Luminate Health (San Francisco, CA), a provider of web-based services, have entered into a “strategic alliance” to provide a “first-of-its-kind platform that helps labs comply with new federal HHS legislation regarding patient access to lab results.” Luminate contributes its HIPAA-compliant digital platform that connects […]
Vator: Meet Luminate Health, the winner of Vator Splash Health
Luminate Health provides labs and providers a platform for their patients to access lab results If any of you are unfortunate to have someone in your life with a serious or chronic illness, then you know how much of their time is taken up by not only doctor visits, but visits to the lab as […]
MedCityNews: Luminate Health building new system to send lab results directly to patients
The deadline requiring labs to provide test results directly to patients if they request them ended this month as part of the Omnibus Final Rule. Although physicians will still get a copy as usual, Luminate Health is one of the companies that views the rule change as a great way to get patients more interested […]
Luminate Health Gives Patients Access to Lab Results as Compliance Date for Labs Approaches
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Luminate Health, an innovative software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider that gives labs a digital platform for their patients to access and understand their lab test results, today announced that its first-of-its-kind, web-based service, which has already been tapped by regional US labs, is now engaging with labs across the US. The announcement comes as the […]
TechCrunch: Luminate Raises $1M To Make Patient Lab Results Comprehensible
Although blood tests are meant to tell you something about your internal state of affairs, it usually feels like you need a medical degree to decipher the results. A New York-based startup called Luminate Health has raised a $1 million seed round led by KEC Ventures to do just that. A graduate of the health […]
Gigaom: 5 Blueprint Health startups to watch
Health care may be woefully behind the rest of the world in embracing information technology, but eleven startups graduating Thursday from New York-based startup accelerator Blueprint Health have some compelling ideas for moving it along. After three months of training, the startups shared plans for everything from reducing hospital-acquired infections and improving patient education to […]
