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Quest Diagnostics Q2 financial results: 5 things to know
Quest Diagnostics released its financial results for the second quarter of 2022. Five things to know: -
Telemedicine exec among 36 charged in $1.2B cancer, cardio lab fraud
Thirty-six people are being charged for alleged medical fraud totaling more than $1.2 billion, the Justice Department said July 20. -
Quest partners with Rite Aid to bolster COVID-19 testing
Rite Aid and Quest Diagnostics are partnering to bolster PCR test offerings for COVID-19. -
Mako Medical lab doubles test capacity with automation
COVID-19 testing and national reference lab Mako Medical Laboratories is buying four liquid handling automation systems to expand its testing capacity. -
Chicago's Neelyx Labs joins monkeypox testing push
Independent diagnostics firm Neelyx Labs is now processing monkeypox PCR tests. -
Northwest Pathology, Northwest Lab acquires, rebrands as Avero Diagnostics
Seven months after acquiring Avero Diagnostics in December 2021, Northwest Pathology is adopting the company's name. -
Quest joins monkeypox efforts with its own test
Quest Diagnostics is now offering monkeypox testing nationwide with its novel molecular diagnostic test. -
GS Labs hits BCBS of Minnesota with new antitrust lawsuit
Minneapolis-based GS Labs has filed new counterclaims in an ongoing legal fight against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota. -
OmniPathology launches oral HPV PCR Test
Independent physician-owned pathology lab OmniPathology launched an oral lab-developed PCR test that detects HPV. -
CDC taps Mayo Clinic to run 10K monkeypox tests per week in partnership that may be the new norm
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Laboratories is now testing for monkeypox, the CDC said July 11. -
UT Southwestern researchers create rapid COVID-19 test to detect variants
Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have created a rapid COVID-19 test that can detect which variant a person has in just a few hours. -
Labcorp gears up to process 10k monkeypox tests per week
Labcorp will begin testing for monkeypox by using the CDC's orthopoxvirus test and is the first national laboratory to offer this PCR test. -
9 lab industry partnerships to know
Major labs have partnered with the federal government, private equity firms, health systems, universities and other companies in 2022. -
$1M grant to grow lab workforce at University of South Florida program
Tampa-based University of South Florida College of Public Health was given a $1 million award from the Association of Public Health Laboratories to help grow the workforce, the university said June 27. -
How to reduce inappropriate laboratory ordering to control costs and utilization
The number and complexity of available lab tests has increased rapidly in recent years, making it difficult for clinicians to stay on top of the best, most appropriate tests to order. This can lead to over- or under-utilization as well as inappropriate test selection, thereby increasing costs and workload. -
Monkeypox testing: CDC recruits Quest, Labcorp, Mayo Clinic and 2 others
The CDC is shipping monkeypox tests to five commercial labs, including some of the nation's largest, to quickly increase testing capacity and access, HHS said. -
Kentucky physician admits lab test fraud in $3M false claims case
Paducah, Ky., physician Patrick Finney, MD, is paying $561,800 to settle allegations of CMS fraud and False Claims Act violations, the Justice Department said June 21. -
Optum breaks into lab benefit management: 4 things to know
UnitedHealth Group company Optum is launching a lab benefit management platform aimed at reducing unnecessary lab testing. -
Predictive Health names Susie Lu president of lab services
Diagnostics company Predictive Health appointed Susie Lu as the company's president of laboratory services. -
Mount Sinai team invents rapid test that measures COVID immunity strength, length
Researchers from New York City-based Mount Sinai have created a population-scalable rapid blood test that measures the strength and duration of a person's immunity to COVID-19.
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