New research suggests that potential shifts might occur in diabetes-related testing, including potential increased use of point-of-care- (POC-) based hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) testing for systematic … [Read more...]
MANAGING THE LAB
Why Your Best Talent is Leaving and Four Ways to Win Them Back
June 19, 2017
By William A. Schiemann, Ph.D bio Most leaders of companies today recognize the importance of having engaged people at work. Yet research from the Metrus Institute, Gallup, and others say … [Read more...]
FUNDING
FDA Speeding Approval Process, Continued User Fees Needed
June 14, 2017
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is plagued with chronic understaffing, scrutiny over the length of time for approvals, and an expanding workload, while also facing potential budget cuts … [Read more...]
EMERGING TESTS
Testing Recommendations Expand as Zika Season Approaches
June 14, 2017
As warm weather sets in across the southern portion of the United States, public health officials are planning for the 2017 Zika season. This mosquito year experts have a better knowledge about the … [Read more...]
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Could the AHCA Slow Interest in Genetic Testing?
June 14, 2017
While it remains uncertain what the Senate will do with the American Health Care Act (AHCA), alarm is spreading about the legislation's implications for the estimated quarter of Americans under the … [Read more...]
INDUSTRY TRENDS
Genomic Testing May Be Currently Overhyped, Oncologists Say
June 14, 2017
Most oncologists believe genomic testing is a major advance, but that it is "significantly overpromoted," according to a survey conducted by Medscape and the Swedish Cancer Institute in … [Read more...]
PRECISION MEDICINE
FDA Approves First-Ever, Pan-Cancer Drug in Milestone for Personalized Medicine
June 12, 2017
In what is being heralded a major milestone for personalized medicine, in late May the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first pan-cancer drug. This is the first-ever approval of a … [Read more...]
EMPLOYMENT LAW
Employment Law Update for HR Managers
June 12, 2017
By Mike O'Brien bio This is my periodic update prepared for interested HR professionals trying to deal with the complex American employment laws. Federal Appeals Court says sexual … [Read more...]
DOJ
Medical Necessity Requirement Bites Anatomic Pathologists
June 6, 2017
By Robert Mazer bio The DOJ has announced two separate settlements involving claims for allegedly unnecessary special stains. Medicare permits a pathologist to order special stains when … [Read more...]
TESTING TRENDS
Signs Point to Expansion of Provider-Initiated Personal Genomic Testing
June 5, 2017
Since 2013 when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) effectively stopped direct-to-consumer personal genomic testing, there has been pent up demand among healthy individuals for testing options … [Read more...]
