Early detection and early intervention have the potential to improve the prospects of recovery and positive outcomes for a broad range of diseases, including coronavirus. And now researchers in Europe … [Read more...]
Special Focus
CBC Scoring of COVID-19 Inpatients May Help Hospitals Save Lives and Preserve Precious Treatment Resources
January 30, 2021
Test Utilization
Rapid Testing the Linchpin of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Effectiveness
July 27, 2020
Without rapid testing and results, COVID-19 contact tracing will not work. That is the conclusion of a new study published in The Lancet. Even the most efficient contact tracing strategy will not … [Read more...]
TECHNOLOGY
Top 4 trends shaping the healthcare industry
July 8, 2019
By Leora Borgenicht bio Before the healthcare industry can ambitiously transform to offer more accurate and personalized patient care, certain stepping stones must be reached. These four … [Read more...]
COMPLIANCE
Compliance Alert: FDA Warning Letter to Inova Genomics Laboratory
April 15, 2019
By Danielle Sloane bio and Elaine Naughton bio Despite it being a continual topic of discussion, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") enforcement in the realm of laboratory developed tests … [Read more...]
LEGISLATION
New Broad All-Payor Kickback Law Impacting Laboratories, Commission-based Compensation and more
January 14, 2019
By Danielle Sloane bio and Chris Climo bio In a recent piece of federal legislation intended to address the opioid crisis across the United States, Congress enacted a new all-payor kickback … [Read more...]
SPECIAL FOCUS
Evidence Building for Use of Liquid Biopsy to Drive Treatment Decisions, Monitor Disease Activity
December 31, 2018
Emerging evidence shows that liquid biopsy is a viable option for detecting and monitoring genomic mutations to inform treatment decisions and to assess disease activity in real-world clinical … [Read more...]
DATA
6 Steps to Data-Driven Transformation
November 26, 2018
By Nir Kaldero bio We're now well into the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The First Industrial Revolution was about steam and railroads, the Second about electricity, and the Third brought … [Read more...]
ECONOMIST SPEAKER
Labs Need to Take Elevated Role in Health Care
October 25, 2018
Labs need to take a more prominent role in the broader health care ecosystem—from being a recognized member of patient care teams to being a leading player in health system financial … [Read more...]
SPECIAL FOCUS
New Test Aids Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, But Survival Benefit of Comprehensive Sequencing Questioned
September 14, 2018
Lung cancer-related testing is receiving a lot of attention, but recent results appear to show mixed benefits for these emerging tests. There is an urgent need to improve lung cancer risk assessment, … [Read more...]
SPECIAL FOCUS
Cost Avoidance vs Cost Savings: What’s the Difference?
August 31, 2018
By Jennifer Dawson, MHA, DLM (ASCP) bio As I work to spread awareness within the clinical laboratory community about the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) concept and its benefits as a method to … [Read more...]
