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FDA Issues Memo to Reclassify Many High Risk IVD Assays
WAS IT AN EXPECTED FLOOD OF APPLICATIONS TO REVIEW laboratory de…
Is Mobile Phlebotomy a Timely Service to Offer Health Plans?
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HHS Publishes Final Rule for Health IT Interoperability
THERE IS A NEW FEDERAL RULE intended to improve interoperability and portability of patient information. This rule could be a significant benefit for clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups. In December, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Offi…
FDA & CMS Issue Letter, Agree on LDT Oversight
CEO SUMMARY: With the release of a public statement about the oversight of LDTs on Jan. 24, 2024, officials at both the Food and Drug Adminstration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service went on record that both agencies are aligned in the spec…
OIG Reports Its Findings about CDC’s First COVID Test Problems
ONE MAJOR FAILURE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES in the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic was the development and release of an inaccurate and unreliable SARS-CoV-2 test, intended for use by public health labs. This was the finding of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) …
Why Payers Bristle as Labs Submit Inpatient Fees for Outreach Tests
EDITOR’S NOTE: Our column, Virchow, is written…
Most IVD Firms Increase Q3 2023 Base Business Revenue
Most in vitro diagnostics (IVD) companies reported increases in base business during the third quarter (Q3) 2023. The numbers, in the single digits, softened the blow from the continuing drop-off in COVID-19 test sales. Manufacturers of tests and laboratory instruments are launching ne…
Q3 2023 Financial Reports Show Growth at Labcorp, Quest
Blood brothers Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics showed momentum beyond COVID-19 testing and toward areas that grew base business revenue in their third quarter (Q3) 2023 financial reporting. Company leaders called attention to more partnerships and acquisitions of ho…
Gaining Network Access with Payers Is Often about Geography
EDITOR’S NOTE: Our column, Virchow, is written by anonymous insiders working within the managed…
Labcorp and Quest Discuss Outreach Acquisition Potential
GIVEN THE POTENTIAL UPSIDE OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ADDED REVENUES, both Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics remain on the prowl to acquire more hospital laboratory outreach …
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Volume XXXI, No. 5 – April 8, 2024
The fragmentation of consumer markets is reflected in clinical lab services, and The Dark Report examines this trend and how it will impact labs in the coming years. Also, The Dark Report notes that the FDA has issued a controversial memo to reclassify many high-risk IVD assays.
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