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…
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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.
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.
UnitedHealth Group company Optum is launching a lab benefit management platform aimed at reducing unnecessary lab testing.
Diagnostics company Predictive Health appointed Susie Lu as the company's president of laboratory services.
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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.
Cancer diagnostics company EmeritusDX acquired Conshohocken, Pa.-based lab Freedom Pathology Partners.
Diagnostics and genomics company ProPhase Labs is building a genomics lab as part of an effort to expand its in-house clinical and genomics testing capabilities.
Labcorp won the first FDA approval for a non-prescription multi-analyte COVID-19 test, plus four more updates on the lab company since March:
Imran Shams and Lourdes Navarro, both 63 and owners of Baldwin Park, Calif.-based Matias Clinical Laboratory, were indicted for their alleged roles in a $214 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Justice Department said.