By Lori Solomon, Editor, Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Through creation of a shared pool of anonymized genomic variant information the founders of the Allele Frequency Community believe genome sequencing data can be more useful and actionable, particularly in ethnic subpopulations. The founding members of the community, with the help of Qiagen (Germany) and its bioinformatics solutions, recently began sharing pooled allele frequency statistics to aid both patient care and…
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By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence
CMS announced that 2014 quality and financial performance results demonstrate the power of coordinated health care delivery via Affordable Care Organizations (ACOs). The performance data reveals over $411 million was saved by 20 Pioneer and 333 Shared Savings Program ACOs and 97 ACOs qualified for an aggregate of $422 million in shared savings payments by meeting required thresholds for quality and savings. "These results show that accountable care organizations as a…
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By Ron Shinkman, Editor, Laboratory Industry Report
Sequenom, the San Diego-based genetic laboratory, has entered into a research collaboration with the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California at San Diego to determine the utility of the company's nascent liquid biopsy test. Sequenom is currently developing a test that is for research use only, focused on the molecular profiling of late stage non-hematologic malignancies through the analysis of…
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By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence
While experts have not proclaimed it an overwhelmingly helpful resource, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a Statement of Enforcement Principles Regarding "Unfair Methods of Competition" Under Section 5 of the FTC Act (Statement). The Statement issued earlier this month sets forth three principles addressing how the FTC enforces Section 5 of the FTC Act prohibiting unfair competition. The FTC explains that Section 5 takes FTC's enforcement reach beyond violations of the Sherman and Clayton Acts to…
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