Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2018

” A genetic test that costs $3,000 helps to identify women who could benefit from avoiding chemo. The test is called the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score. The second chart illustrates patient-borne costs for early stage breast cancer.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 5, 2022

These include aspects of your environment and behavior that are within your control, and others that are fixed, such as your genetics. Such is the effect of mutations in these genes, that testing for the presence of these mutations is now routinely performed in eligible women with a family history of breast cancer.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

They would get frustrated with connectivity issues, inputting information and testing the devices. For example, if a patient’s blood tests come back and I need to discuss with him how to manage high cholesterol, I can schedule a telehealth visit instead of playing phone tag. These are all new decision points for providers.”

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Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

And then durable medical equipment or genetic testing was ordered for these people when they didn’t need it, and it eventually got back to reimbursing fraudsters from government healthcare programs and violating, among other things, the Anti-Kickback Statute. So you make sure that you have that audit in place.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Following the hypothetical above, as the number of cycles required to become pregnant skyrockets from one or two to twelve, the price tag also goes up from $30,000 to $180,000 or $360,000. It specifically criminalizes health care providers from using their own genetic material without their patient’s knowledge or consent.

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