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At-home cancer testing initiative debuts | Providence, Northwell manage blood culture bottle shortage | Test result access debated | GPO, diagnostics co. partner | 5 states where COVID ED visits are highest

August 7, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. US agency unveils POSEIDON to advance at-home cancer testing Full story 2. How Providence, Northwell are handling a blood culture bottle shortage Full story 3. Should patients see life-altering test results before physicians? Full…

FDA OKs blood test for colon cancer | Northwell, Mayo invest in robotic lab equipment co. | Cancer test co. settles false claims charges | Alzheimer's blood test shows 91% accuracy | Best, worst states for healthcare

July 31, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. FDA approves blood test for colon cancer Full story 2. Cancer testing company settles false claims allegations Full story 3. Why Northwell, Mayo are investing in a robotics startup Full story 4. Behavioral health…

CDC gives update on blood culture vial shortage | 3 labs settle code manipulation charges | Drug-resistant infections up 20% | US News' Best Hospitals Honor Roll | 90% of excess deaths attributed to COVID

July 24, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Blood culture vial shortage to continue into late 2024: FDA Full story 2. 3 labs to pay $2.45M to settle code manipulation allegations Full story 3. Drug-resistant infections up 20% from 2019-22: CDC Full…

FDA urges prioritization amid vial shortage | Labcorp strikes deal with Fla. system | Calif. lab settles billing fraud charges | US News' top hospitals by state | 5 infections on the rise

July 17, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. FDA urges prioritization amid blood culture vial shortage Full story 2. Labcorp strikes management deal with Florida system Full story 3. California lab settles billing fraud allegations Full story 4. Medical necessity denials are…

OhioHealth sells lab services | CDC issues bird flu warning | Fla. hospital reduces HAIs by 40% | 5 wealthiest women in healthcare | The platforms patients use to self-diagnose | 5 states where COVID ED visits are rising

July 10, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. CDC experts warn more bird flu patients may be on the way Full story 2. OhioHealth sells outreach lab services to Quest Diagnostics Full story 3. Miami hospital reduces HAIs by 40% with 2 changes…

Allina sells lab assets | Joint Commission renewed as CMS accreditor of labs | Nearly 200 charged for healthcare fraud | COVID tougher to distinguish | Florida system shrinks unnecessary C. diff testing by 20%

July 3, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Allina sells lab assets to Quest Diagnostics Full story 2. Justice Department charges nearly 200 for $2.8B healthcare fraud schemes Full story 3. Joint Commission renewed as CMS accreditor of clinical labs Full story…

CDC pushes for more fungal testing | CityMD settles COVID testing suit | Emerging healthcare trends to know | Memorial Hermann sets model for rapid syphilis testing | 17 healthcare cos. lauded for leadership

June 26, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Testing for fungus critical as new threats emerge: CDC Full story 2. CityMD settles fraud suit for $12M Full story 3. Memorial Hermann sets model for rapid syphilis testing Full story 4. Cedars-Sinai has…

At-home tests concern physicians | Lab owner charged in $60M fraud scheme | 'FLiRT' variants account for 65% of COVID cases | 3 hospitals piloting cancer blood tests | What patients want from healthcare in 2024

June 12, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. At-home tests are booming, but physicians have concerns Full story 2. Illinois man charged in $60M fraud scheme Full story 3. 3 hospitals piloting blood tests to detect cancer Full story 4. 80% of…

FDA sued over lab test rule | Diagnostics co. files for bankruptcy | 3rd human bird flu patient experiencing different symptom | Fortune 500's top 25 healthcare cos. | Could a fungal infection spur the next pandemic?

June 5, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. FDA sued over rule to regulate hospital lab tests Full story 2. Cue Health files for bankruptcy Full story 3. Fortune 500's top 25 healthcare companies Full story 4. AI and RCM were made…

HHS to debar nonprofit tied to Wuhan lab | FDA weighs 2nd blood test for colon cancer | WHO updates list of most dangerous drug-resistant pathogens | Miss. man pleads guilty to $51M healthcare fraud scheme | CDC confirms 2nd human bird flu case

May 29, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. HHS to debar nonprofit tied to Wuhan research lab Full story 2. FDA considers 2nd blood test for colon cancer — but advisers note concerns Full story 3. WHO updates list of most dangerous…