Technical factors are a major source of variation in liquid biopsy test results, according to a study published online March 14 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. While biological factors, … [Read more...]
FOCUS ON
Genomic Data Sharing: From Utopian Principle to Practical Reality
April 8, 2019
"Publicly available data should be treated as open data, a shared resource with unrestricted use for analysis, interpretation, and publication." --The journal Science report on genomic data … [Read more...]
NEWS
ASCP Agreement with G2 Broadens Member Access to Quality Pathology and Diagnostics Content
February 19, 2019
Collaboration Allows ASCP to Better Meet Member Needs ASCP has entered into an agreement with G2 Intelligence, a division of Plain Language Media LLP, a leading provider of multimedia specialty … [Read more...]
COMPLIANCE CORNER
Cybersecurity: The 10 Things HHS Says You Should Be Doing to Stop Phishing, Ransomware and Other Threats
February 18, 2019
HHS published guidance on cybersecurity for healthcare organizations. Even though it's voluntary, the new HHS Guidance is significant to the extent it lays out the agency's expectations of the … [Read more...]
NEWS
ASCP Agreement with G2 Broadens Member Access to Quality Pathology and Diagnostics Content
February 11, 2019
Collaboration Allows ASCP to Better Meet Member Needs ASCP has entered into an agreement with G2 Intelligence, a division of Plain Language Media LLP, a leading provider of multimedia specialty … [Read more...]
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Compliance Perspectives: PAMA Pitfalls & Survival Strategies
December 31, 2018
PAMA's deep Medicare reimbursement cuts have had a devastating impact on the lab industry. Recent CMS changes in the 2019 Final Rule should provide a degree of pricing relief but not until 2021. In … [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...]
UTILIZATION TRENDS
Utilization Trends: Study Links EMR Prioritization to Over Ordering of Costly Lab Tests
October 29, 2018
Health systems under pressure to cut costs and improve care quality are looking for ways to rein in what they perceive to be overutilization of lab testing. Against this backdrop, a pair of new … [Read more...]
FUTURELAB
Mindset Shift Moves Labs from Transactions to Insights
October 25, 2018
How do you plan for the future in a rapidly changing environment? That is the big task that laboratories are being asked to do. There is no roadmap, yet their financial livelihood is dependent upon … [Read more...]
INNOVATION
AI Using Laboratory Data to Inform Clinical Decisions
October 15, 2018
Artificial intelligence- (AI-) based technology is beginning to penetrate health care. Like most other clinical decision-making, several early AI applications rely upon laboratory data. While … [Read more...]
