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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. 

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…

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.

A medical testing lab in New Jersey filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group on June 2, accusing the company and its units of not covering claims for COVID-19 tests, according to Law 360.

COVID-19 testing center Exceltox Laboratories shipped the protected health information of 4,571 patients through UPS, but it never reached its final destination, according to a May 7 data breach notification letter.

Cepheid develops, manufactures, and markets industry-leading molecular diagnostic tests and test systems.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health is teaming up with Guilford, Conn.-based digital health company Butterfly Network to put Butterfly iQ, a new point-of-care ultrasound device, into wide practice.

With CMS payments for clinical testing in decline, and continued pressure to shift from volume to value payment models, healthcare leaders looking to maintain fiscal health at their organizations should to take steps to optimize the value generated by labs.

Point-of-care testing at triage can help triage patients with high-risk emergency department complaints, according to a study in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine.

Henry County Medical Center in Paris, Tenn., plans to complete its diagnostic/imaging center Sept. 28, according to a Paris Post-Intelligencer report.