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The Dx Pipeline: A Roundup of the Month’s Key New Product Launches
From – Laboratory Industry Report
After a busy July, the pace and volume of new product launches slowed significantly in August…
G2 Blog
The Safety Interpretation
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
When hospitals were placed on OSHA’s list of “high-risk” workplaces, no one had to ask why. OSHA adjusts that list based on the number of injuries that occur on the job…
Proposed 2019 Medicare PFS: The 5 Things Labs Need to Know
From – G2 Compliance Advisor
On July 12, CMS issued the proposed 2019 Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS), with comments scheduled to end on Sept. 10. Takeaways…
New Test Aids Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, But Survival Benefit of Comprehensive Sequencing Questioned
From – Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Lung cancer-related testing is receiving a lot of attention, but recent results appear to show mixed benefits for these emerging tests…
AAB and NILA comments allege unlawful implementation of PAMA by CMS
From – National Intelligence Report
The National Independent Laboratory Association (NILA) and the American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB) has formally commented to the…
FDA Watch: Lab Industry Objects to Agency’s New LDT Proposal
From – Laboratory Industry Report
On Aug. 3, the Food and Drug Administration heated the long simmering controversy over FDA regulation of laboratory developed tests (LDTs) to full boil by submitting…