Dx Deals: Could Health Coaching Be a New Opportunity for Labs?
Quest Diagnostics will find out as it launches a new health coaching business that relies on lab testing, via its Pack Health subsidiary
Quest Diagnostics will find out as it launches a new health coaching business that relies on lab testing, via its Pack Health subsidiary
The federal crackdown against the physicians and medical practices that accepted free point-of-care test cups from Millennium Health continues. On Oct. 2, 2019, the OIG dropped a bombshell by announcing that
It’s not uncommon for labs to place a phlebotomist in a physician’s office to collect and process samples for testing. While not strictly illegal, this practice raises bright red flags under kickback laws. So, it’s imperative to carefully vet your in-office phlebotomist arrangements to ensure they don’t cross any kickback lines.
The last quarter is typically the busiest of the year for new product launches and 2019 is no exception. The DX pipeline was churning at a high pace from late October to mid-November. Here’s a rundown of the key product launches
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPTF) recommends that men age 55 to 65 consider prostate cancer screening. The reason it doesn’t directly recommend testing for all men in this age group is that current screening methods that rely on detecting high levels of
PAMA and private payor rate cuts and increased market competitiveness are fueling consolidation and driving smaller, independent labs (other than specialty labs) into near extinction. But the big, established companies continue to chug along, not only via acquisition revenues but
Will they or won’t they? The suspense continues over whether Illumina’s proposed rescue of Pacific Biosciences will actually close. The $1.2 billion cash merger, which was originally expected to close in mid-2019, is now on indefinite hold due to regulatory antitrust