By Dylan Smith|2026-09-23T16:59:15-04:00September 4th, 2026|Categories: Webinars|Comments Off on Ordering Labs: Beyond The Routine (September 2026)
Aculabs Lab Director Presents Paper on Vitamin D Ordering at CAP25
Aculabs is proud to share that our laboratory director, Rita Khoury, MD., recently had the opportunity to present several papers at the College of American Pathologists (CAP) 2025 meeting. While at the conference, Dr. Khoury sat down and spoke about her findings regarding Vitamin D testing with Medscape, a leading healthcare publication. "Orders for
Understanding Upcoming Reimbursement Policy Changes for UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) has announced upcoming significant changes that will directly impact reimbursement for routine laboratory testing. Beginning December 1, 2025, UHC will implement new reimbursement policies for Commercial, Individual Family Plans, and Medicare Advantage Plans. Per UnitedHealthcare's Reimbursement Policy Update Bulletin for September 2025 :Effective December 1, 2025, UnitedHealthcare will apply automated post-service, pre-payment policy enforcement to
Aculabs Passes CAP Re-Inspection with Continued Accreditation
Aculabs is proud to share that we have once again passed our re-inspection by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), maintaining our status as a fully accredited clinical laboratory. Did you know? "On-site inspections occur every two years using CAP Accreditation Checklists to assess compliance with program requirements." "Built on a foundation of pathologist
CDC Issues Advisory on Shortage of BD Blood Culture Bottles
On July 23, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) message to inform healthcare providers, laboratory professionals, healthcare facility administrators, and health departments about a critical shortage of Becton Dickinson (BD) BACTEC blood culture media bottles. BD Diagnostics, Inc. has reported an interruption in the
Letter from the Director: Syphilis, Treponema, and Reverse Algorithm Testing
Syphilis is a systemic sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. The disease can be transmitted through sexual contact (person to person) or vertically from an infected mother to her unborn child. Despite reaching its lowest rate in 2000-2001, incidences of syphilis have risen significantly since 2001. According to the 2022 CDC
Dr. Rita Khoury, Lab Director, Discusses Evaluating TB Gold Testing with McKnights
Aculabs' clinical lab director, Rita Khoury, MD, recently enjoyed the opportunity to sit down and speak with Market Leaders, a podcast hosted by the national healthcare publication McKnights Home Care, about TB Gold testing and the strategies laboratories like Aculabs utilize for long-term care facilities. From McKnights' website: Long-term care residents are at
Letter from the Director: Understanding the Benefit of the CKD-EPI 2021 Formula in eGFR Reporting
The production of urine and the removal of waste products from the body is based on filtering blood through the glomerular membrane in the kidneys. The best assessment to measure how much blood the kidneys filter each minute is to use what is referred to as the Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR). The ability to