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Can Congress halt another government shutdown? And it's time for labs to go digital for CLIA coupons. Coming up next, welcome to the Path News Network Daily Edition, powered by the College of American Pathologists. Today is Tuesday, January 20th. I'm Brittani Riddle. Here's the latest news. All eyes are on Congress this week to see if another government shutdown will be averted by January 31st. The House recently approved a bill that still needs to pass the Senate. The Senate is also moving through procedural votes for additional funding bills to keep the government open before the deadline. The CAP will keep you updated with the latest news as it develops. The CAP is also watching the Results Act. If passed, the bill will stop Medicare payment cuts to more than 800 common clinical lab tests. Lawmakers must act before the end of the month. CAP members can head to our Action Alert Center to tell Congress to stop the cuts and pass the Results Act. And if you missed last week's conversation with Dr. Mary Lay, who chairs the Federal and State Affairs Committee, find the episode in your podcast feed. The FDA just released updated guidance on clinical decision software support, and it could shape how physicians use artificial intelligence in their daily practice. The agency is laying out how it plans to oversee medical software, including tools doctors use to diagnose patients. While the guidance provides new details, most predictive AI applications in pathology will remain under FDA oversight. And finally, a quick heads up for laboratories. CLIA fee coupons and certificates are going digital. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is requiring all labs to receive CLIA fee coupons and certificates electronically by March 1st. Check out the show notes to make sure your lab is prepared. That's all for today on the PATH News Network. You can find more on today's stories in the show notes and our member newsletters on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We're back tomorrow at 5 a.m. Eastern Time. Thank you for listening. Have a great day.
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Can Congress halt another government shutdown? And it's time for labs to go digital for CLIA coupons. Coming up next, welcome to the Path News Network Daily Edition, powered by the College of American Pathologists. Today is Tuesday, January 20th. I'm Brittani Riddle. Here's the latest news. All eyes are on Congress this week to see if another government shutdown will be averted by January 31st. The House recently approved a bill that still needs to pass the Senate. The Senate is also moving through procedural votes for additional funding bills to keep the government open before the deadline. The CAP will keep you updated with the latest news as it develops. The CAP is also watching the Results Act. If passed, the bill will stop Medicare payment cuts to more than 800 common clinical lab tests. Lawmakers must act before the end of the month. CAP members can head to our Action Alert Center to tell Congress to stop the cuts and pass the Results Act. And if you missed last week's conversation with Dr. Mary Lay, who chairs the Federal and State Affairs Committee, find the episode in your podcast feed. The FDA just released updated guidance on clinical decision software support, and it could shape how physicians use artificial intelligence in their daily practice. The agency is laying out how it plans to oversee medical software, including tools doctors use to diagnose patients. While the guidance provides new details, most predictive AI applications in pathology will remain under FDA oversight. And finally, a quick heads up for laboratories. CLIA fee coupons and certificates are going digital. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is requiring all labs to receive CLIA fee coupons and certificates electronically by March 1st. Check out the show notes to make sure your lab is prepared. That's all for today on the PATH News Network. You can find more on today's stories in the show notes and our member newsletters on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We're back tomorrow at 5 a.m. Eastern Time. Thank you for listening. Have a great day.
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