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June 2020

COVID-19 Serology Test Claims 98.8% Accuracy

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CEO SUMMARY: When it announced its new antibody testĀ for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on May 3, Roche HoldingsĀ explained that its sensitivity level after 14 days was 100%,Ā which is an important point to understand about the test. WhenĀ assessing Rocheā€™s claims, two experts agreed that the testĀ performs exceptionally well. Abbott Laboratories also reportedĀ high performance levels for its …

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Coronavirus Tests Boost Immunology Labā€™s Volume

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CEO SUMMARY: Physicians treating patients with compromisedĀ immune systems who contract the new coronavirus needĀ immunology tests to guide risk-assessment decisions for theseĀ patients. At a Virginia lab that specializes in such testing, specimenĀ volume has tripled since the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic began.Ā The lab does immunology testing for patients needing transplants,Ā as well as for patients who have AIDS, cancer, diabetes,Ā heart …

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In Michigan, Short Supplies Constrain COVID Test Capacity

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CEO SUMMARY: Because of a severe shortage ofĀ supplies, members of Michiganā€™s two hospital laboratoryĀ networks have been stymied in their ability to respond toĀ the pandemic and operate their SARS-CoV-2 analyzersĀ at full capacity. The lack of primers, reagents, specimen-collection swabs, test kits, and viral transport mediaĀ resulted from directives federal officials imposed in theĀ supply chain in favor of …

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Lab Directors Develop Plans for Return of Routine Hospital Care

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CLINICAL LABORATORY DIRECTORS IN MICHIGAN are developing plans toĀ test patients who will return whenĀ hospitals reopen for routine care.Ā Included in those plans are strategiesĀ to do testing for the novel coronavirusĀ on patients who will return for everydayĀ care and elective procedures, said BartonĀ P. Buxton, EdD, President and CEO ofĀ McLaren Health Management Group. MHMG provides laboratory and otherĀ services in …

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June 1, 2020 Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News

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Daily, national newsĀ headlines call attentionĀ to the lack of adequateĀ testing for COVID-19.Ā News reporters question whyĀ clinical labs are unable to meetĀ the demand for SARS-CoV-2Ā tests. One major reason is theĀ lack of adequate supplies labsĀ need to collect specimens,Ā transport them, and performĀ COVID-19 tests in largeĀ numbers. This is one findingĀ of a study conducted by theĀ Association for MolecularĀ Pathology (AMP). In a pressĀ release …

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March, April Patient Visits Drop at Virginia Physician Group and Lab

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DURING THE CARONAVIRUS PANDEMIC,Ā gastroenterology and otherĀ physician groups with in-houseĀ medical laboratoriesā€”like most medicalĀ practices and clinical laboratories in theĀ United Statesā€”have seen a sharp drop inĀ patient visits and specimen volume. That drop occurred at the same timeĀ gastroenterologists experienced strongĀ growth in patient visits and in the specimenĀ volume they sent to anatomicĀ pathologists, said Kenneth N. Josovitz,Ā MD, MPH, President of Associates …

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