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Kidney care company opens test site in Mississippi
Spectra Laboratories, a subsidiary of kidney care company Fresenius Medical Care, has opened a 200,000-square-foot renal lab in Southaven, Miss., the DeSoto Times-Tribune reported Aug. 20. -
Labs unable to specify which COVID-19 variant patients have
Despite recent COVID-19 surges largely due to the spread of the delta variant and vaccine hesitancy, most physicians and their patients are legally prevented from knowing which variant infected them because of regulatory hurdles, Insider reported. -
Massachusetts hospital opens COVID testing lab
Burlington, Mass.-based Lahey Hospital & Medical Center has completed a new 3,100-square-foot COVID-19 testing lab, the New England Real Estate Journal reported Aug. 20. -
Kentucky hospital boasts 24/7 heart attack care with new lab
Louisville, Ky.-based Mary & Elizabeth Hospital announced a new cardiac catheterization lab, which opened June 24. The lab guarantees round-the-clock care for severe heart attack patients. -
10 states with lowest pay for clinical lab techs
Clinical lab technologists and technicians in Arkansas earn the lowest mean wage in the U.S., according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wages report. Those in Mississippi don't fare much better. -
Clinical pathology society urges lawmakers to pass vaccine mandate
The American Society for Clinical Pathology is calling on policymakers to immediately pass a COVID-19 vaccine mandate — and on private sector leaders to intervene if policymakers fail to act. -
Pathology power list 2021: 75 honored
Through a year and a half of pandemic hardships, the medical community has by and large risen to meet the moment. Below are 75 of the most outstanding and inspirational pathology and laboratory medicine professionals of 2021, according to The Pathologist. -
Labcorp buys digital health platform focused on pregnancy, family planning
Labcorp announced on Aug. 12 that it has acquired Ovia Health, a popular digital pregnancy and parenting platform based in Boston. Neither company disclosed details of the deal. -
Florida lab tech feels 'weight of the world' as COVID-19 surges
AdventHealth Tampa lab techs are sounding the alarm on the unique nature of the current COVID-19 surge in Florida through a local ABC news report. -
Fulgent Genetics buys company with 400+ cancer tests and capabilities
Fulgent Genetics, a genetic test company focused on oncology, rare diseases and reproductive health, dove further into somatic molecular diagnostics and cancer testing with a recent acquisition. -
HSS lab research contributed to new lupus treatment
Discoveries made at New York City-based HSS laboratories in the early 2000s led to a new treatment for adults with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus. -
12 states with highest pay for clinical lab techs
Clinical lab technologists and technicians earn the highest mean wage in Alaska, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wages report. -
8 opportunities for health system lab growth in 2021 and beyond
Lab directors see big opportunities to expand services and grow within their organizations in the coming year, especially focused on outpatient services and consumer preferences. -
The big headaches for lab directors today
Health system lab directors have a clear top challenge, according to Penny Tisdale, laboratory administrative director of AnMed Health in Anderson, S.C. -
BCBS of Kansas City sues lab, alleging $9.2M in 'inflated, improper' claims
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is taking GS Labs to court over allegedly inflating the price of COVID-19 tests to upward of 10 times that of competitors. -
UnitedHealthcare delays designated diagnostic provider program in California
UnitedHealthcare has delayed the start date of its designated diagnostic provider program for laboratory services in California until Jan. 1, 2022, due to concerns from the state's medical association and other stakeholders. -
Cigna gets win in New Jersey COVID-19 payment lawsuit
A New Jersey judge dismissed a lawsuit June 30 alleging that Cigna refused coverage for a lab's COVID-19 services. -
Mount Sinai chief data officer tapped to lead genomics spinout
Stamford, Conn-based Sema4, a genomics company spun out of Mount Sinai Health System, named Andrew Kasarskis, PhD, as its new chief data officer, according to a June 17 news release. -
Price transparency rule isn't preventing patients from overpaying thousands for labs & tests
CMS' price transparency rule aims to save Americans money by allowing them to price shop for healthcare services, but it's still common for patients to overpay for their tests and lab work, sometimes by thousands of dollars, according to research released June 8 by pharmacy discount company GoodRx. -
West Virginia lab settles HIPAA investigation after taking 2 years to provide patients' records
The Diabetes, Endocrinology & Lipidology Center has agreed to pay $5,000 in a settlement to HHS' Office for Civil Rights for a potential HIPAA violation.
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