FDA Watch: FDA Approves Enhanced Cologuard Cancer Test
Test maker Exact Sciences says it expects Cologuard Plus to cut false positives by more than 30 percent
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Meeting the Needs of Laboratory Learners
The CDC’s OneLab training initiative offers free courses, events, resources, and networking opportunities for clinical lab professionals
Electronic Prior Authorization Bill Reintroduced in Congress
For clinical labs, the proposed law could bring more consistency to test ordering
Dissolution: The Final Act of the Theranos Tragedy
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Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
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LDTs: FDA Does an End Run on Regulatory Proposal Lab Industry Helped Create
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Medicare Reimbursement: How CMS Price Transparency Proposal Could Hurt Labs & Patient Relations
From - National Intelligence Report
Last April, CMS issued a proposed rule to make Medicare rates more transparent. While designed to "empower patients and reduce administrative burden," the proposed changes would…
AAB and NILA comments allege unlawful implementation of PAMA by CMS
From - National Intelligence Report
The National Independent Laboratory Association (NILA) and the American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB) has formally commented to the…
The Safety Interpretation
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
When hospitals were placed on OSHA's list of "high-risk" workplaces, no one had to ask why. OSHA adjusts that list based on the number of injuries that occur on the job…
Case of the Month: Alabama Hospital Lab Settles Data Breach Class Action Suit
From - National Intelligence Report
Class action lawsuits by patients victimized by data breaches have become increasingly common. And, more often than not, they prove unsuccessful…
Cost Avoidance vs Cost Savings: What’s the Difference?
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 demonstrate…
OIG Backs CMS on PAMA Market Rate Setting—and the Lab Industry Is None Too Pleased
From - National Intelligence Report
CMS did it right and saved Medicare a boatload of money in the process, concludes a new OIG report examining the agency's work in carrying out…
Cybersecurity: LabCorp Reports What Could Be a Major Data Breach
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