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Labs face blood collection tube shortage | CMS cuts funding for COVID lab | $1.68M paid to settle lab kickback claims | Quest Diagnostics reports high rate of positive drug tests | New lab test uses worms to detect cancer

March 30, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Lab access to blood collection tubes threatened by shortage Full story 2. Feds cut off embroiled Chicago COVID-19 lab from funds Full story 3. Proactive patient engagement results in better financial…

Rapid PCR test approved for emergency use | $400M life sciences lab would be Philadelphia's largest | Labcorp offers 1st test for gluten consumption | 2 NY labs form biomedical research network | Quest Diagnostics donates $500K to Ukraine

March 23, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Rapid PCR test gets FDA emergency authorization Full story 2. Planned $400M life sciences lab would be Philadelphia's largest Full story 3. Healthcare needs a new level of payer-provider collaboration. Click…

HHS ends COVID lab reporting requirement | Toxicology lab to pay $4.8M to settle Medicaid billing allegations | Labcorp closes Ukraine office | Ortho Clinical Diagnostics lands buyer | WHO asks Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens

March 16, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. HHS ends blanket COVID-19 lab reporting requirements Full story 2. Toxicology lab paying $4.8M to settle Medicaid billing allegations Full story 3. Wondering which benefits interoperability can bring? Click here to…

BCBS Minnesota sues COVID lab | Fla. lab scam hits $67M | Labcorp partners with Prisma Health | Diversified Medical lands 3rd lab acquisition | Last state drops mask mandate

March 9, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Minnesota files lawsuit against COVID-19 lab for price inflation, fraudulent billing Full story 2. Size of Florida lab scam grows to $67M as 10…

Which state has the most lab techs? | $51M lab holding co. investment to add 185 SC jobs | At-home lab testing soars | Ascension, Labcorp partner | Omicron subvariant doubling every week in US

March 2, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Lab technicians per capita, by state Full story 2. Lab holding company to invest $51M, add 185 jobs in South Carolina Full story 3. How Boston Medical Center is cutting length…

Lab tech job market: Essential data in 2022 | Labcorp acquires cancer genomics co. | Omicron subvariant not detected in PCR tests | Calif. COVID lab to double volume with new facility | CDC updates vaccine interval guidance

February 23, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Lab tech job market: growth projections, pay and other essential data Full story 2. Labcorp acquires Personal Genome Diagnostics Full story 3. Rare disease treatments need an update. Here's where hospitals…

3 Texas labs charged in $300M fraud scheme | Ascension, Labcorp partner | Iowa hygienic lab to expand with $9.2M CDC grant | NC school launches lab tech program | CMS responds to states seeking vaccination mandate waivers

February 16, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. 3 Texas medical labs charged in $300M fraud scheme Full story 2. Ascension, Labcorp partnership brings expanded testing to hospital labs Full story 3. Remote care and remote patient monitoring aren't…

At-home lab test market soars | Fla. labs, Cigna clash over $32M in unpaid claims | Ill. COVID lab sued | Animal welfare group investigates Seattle research lab | Scitara raises $15M

February 9, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. $2B by 2025: the at-home testing gold rush Full story 2. Washington attorney general suing FBI-raided Illinois COVID-19 lab Full story 3. Imagine easily integrating your systems and applications — click…

Defense Department orders 104M COVID tests | Abbott's rapid diagnostics business grows 95% | 174K patients not notified of bad COVID tests | Quest Diagnostics, Walmart partner | Pfizer seeks FDA approval of COVID vaccine for kids under 5

February 2, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Defense Department orders 104M more home COVID-19 tests from iHealth Lab Full story 2. Abbott's rapid diagnostics segment grew 95% in last 12 months Full story 3. It's harder than ever…

FBI raids COVID test co. | New COVID test combines speed & accuracy | $30M Ala. lab named after former health official | Labcorp in 2022: 9 notes | Pfizer testing omicron-specific COVID vaccine

January 26, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. FBI raids COVID-19 test company that collected $124M while trashing tests Full story 2. Speed of antigen vs. accuracy of PCR? This new test does both Full story 3. Sentara Health…