Dx Deals: Outreach Deals by Quest, Labcorp Are Still Ramping Up
Though the two national players have closed dozens of such deals over the past decade, much runway for new transactions apparently remains
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Electronic Device Use in the Laboratory: The Keys to Safety
Three main risks to consider when it comes to personal electronic devices, and how to safely incorporate their use in the laboratory
Considering the Impact of Digital Pathology on Recruitment Efforts
How might a modestly sized lab or pathology group harness technology to address their recruitment needs?
EHR: Private Whistleblowers Getting in on “Meaningful Use” Crackdown
From - National Intelligence Report
Wrongful payment of electronic health records (EHR) "meaningful use" incentives has become a growth area in federal health care fraud enforcement…
OIG Work Plan Monthly Review: January 2018
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
Opioid drug-related issues continue to command the lion's share of OIG Work Plan attention, including two of this month's six new items. While none of the new…
Genetic Profiling: Study Casts Doubt on Cost-Effectiveness of Leading Breast Cancer Recurrence Assay
From - Laboratory Industry Report
Among the many genetic profiling assays entering the commercial market, few have been more successful than Genomic Heath's Oncotype DX, which is now covered by most of …
Innovation: AMP Issues New Guidelines for NGS Pipeline Validation
From - National Intelligence Report
Molecular next-generation sequencing (NGS) tests have spurred tremendous growth in the lab industry. But as often happens with innovation, NGS technology may be…
Case of Month: Judge Takes Back Ruling that Labs Must Independently Verify Medical Necessity
From - National Intelligence Report
Thanks for clearing that up. As if the lab industry doesn't already have enough legal agita to deal with, last June a federal D.C. District Court upheld a…
Brief Your CEO: After 36 Years, CLIA Comes Under CMS Review
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
Even as your lab makes the transition to the new, supposedly market-based PAMA Medicare Part B fee schedule for tests, big changes may be in store for another rock of…
Emergency Staffing ABCs
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
When I was growing up near Buffalo, New York, experiencing two snow storms in three weeks was no big deal; in fact, it was rather commonplace. When I…
