Expert Q&A: Labs Must Take a Greater Role in Guiding Clinicians About Abnormal Data
Lee Fleisher, MD, advocates for clearer interpretation of test results by medical laboratory scientists
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At-Home Genetic Testing: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing has risen in popularity in recent years—but is it all it’s cracked up to be?
Clinical Lab Education: The Role of Virtual Reality
How virtual reality technologies can support clinical laboratory education efforts and what leaders should know about implementation
Inside the Lab Industry: The Surge of Do-It-Yourself Test Kits
From - Laboratory Industry Report
Consumerism, patient empowerment and affordability are key drivers in the modern medical industry. One of the key manifestations of…
Industry Buzz: The Diagnostic Market’s M&A Highlights from 1H 2017
From - Laboratory Industry Report
As usual, the Big 3 of Abbott, Quest and LabCorp were the driving force of M&A activity in the diagnostics industry in the first half of 2017…
Ordering Physicians: Oncologists Say Genomic Testing Is Overhyped
From - Laboratory Industry Report
When it comes to measuring Dx product effectiveness, few things speak louder than the attitudes of ordering physicians. With that in mind…
Focus On: Quest-Walmart Deal Latest in Mass Retailing of Lab Tests
From - Laboratory Industry Report
Laboratory test products have been appearing on the shelves of mass retail stores with growing frequency. But the newly announced partnership between Walmart and Quest Diagnostics raises…
Palmetto Gives Okay to Medicare Coverage of 5 New Molecular Tests
From - Laboratory Industry Report
Medicare contractors are slowly coming around on covering unproven molecular assays. The most notable new baby steps come from, Palmetto GBA (Columbia, SC), one of Medicare's most important contractors in the form of…
Medical Necessity Requirement Bites Anatomic Pathologists
By Robert Mazer bio
The DOJ has announced two separate settlements involving claims for allegedly unnecessary special stains…
5 ways to end generational stereotyping in your lab
By Dr. William A. Schiemann bio
These days, the Millennial Generation is hyped, perhaps even more than Baby Boomers were hyped in the 1950s and 1960s. As I meet with executives around the globe, there is widespread confusion and…
Blood-Based Concussion Diagnostic Tests
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Key Players in Blood-Based Concussion Testing Market
From - Laboratory Industry Report
There is a great need for better tools to diagnose concussion. Currently, there is no single marker or panel of markers in widespread clinical use and diagnosis remains based on clinical…
