Lost Ground: Cancer Screening in the COVID-19 Era
A pandemic-related drop in cancer diagnoses could spell long-term trouble for patients and providers.
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Simplifying At-Home Tests with AI
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Investigating the Cause of the 2022 Severe Acute Hepatitis Outbreak in Children
AAV2 virus detected with metagenomics, TE sequencing, and PCR in non-A–E hepatitis cases from two cohorts in Scotland/the UK and the US.
Venture Capital Investment in Diagnostic Companies Strong in 2017
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Venture capital investments in health care innovation reached an all time high in 2017, including in diagnostics/tools (Dx/Tools) companies, according to…
LDTs, FDA-Approved Companion Diagnostics Perform Similarly; Off-Label Use of Companion Diagnostic Kits Common
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FDA Continues Easing DTC, Home Use Test Regulations
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
In a continued reversal of its 2013 crackdown on direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled…
High-Deductible Plans Tied to Reduced Use of Health Care, Including Diagnostic Testing
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Malpractice Lawsuit Calls Out Lack of Genetic Counseling
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
A 36-year-old Oregon woman filed a $1.8 million medical malpractice lawsuit against her doctors and a southwest Oregon medical center for…
CMS Ignores Flawed Processes, Finalizes 2018 PAMA Pricing; Labs Need to Take Immediate Action to Offset Impending Lean Times
By Kyle Fetter bio
The final 2018 clinical laboratory fee schedule (CLFS) is out, and it is evident that the argument that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) PAMA process was…
Newly Proposed PAMA Rates for 2018 Confirm Lab Industry’s Worst Fears
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Employment Law Update: The Weinstein Edition
By Mike O'Brien bio
Your news feed, like mine, has exploded with references to someone named Harvey Weinstein for the past few weeks. What's up? Weinstein is…
Association Representatives Say PAMA is #1 Concern for Lab Industry
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
In the kick-off event of G2 Intelligence's 2017 Laboratory Institute (Washington D.C.; Oct. 25-27), representatives of the biggest laboratory-related associations shared…
Payers Turning to Automated Pre-Approval Systems for Genetic Tests
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