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CMS Proposes a New Rule That Would Shift Many Procedures from High-Cost Inpatient Healthcare ...

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 15:06:51 GMT

If the proposed rule becomes final, it may shift some inpatient medical laboratory testing away from hospital labs and to independent clinical laboratories Medical laboratories in hospitals and health systems already feel the pinch of less test orders originating from their own emergency departments (ED). Now, more tests associated with inpatient care might also shift […]

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UCSF and Stanford Researchers Investigate Why Some Infected with COVID-19 Are Asymptomatic, ...

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 14:39:06 GMT

Might clinical laboratories soon be called on to conduct mass testing to find people who show little or no symptoms even though they are infected with the coronavirus? Clinical laboratory managers understand that as demand for COVID-19 testing exceeds supplies, what testing is done is generally performed on symptomatic patients. And yet, it is […]

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New Research Suggests Clinical Laboratory Blood Tests Could Fill A Void in Alzheimer’s ...

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 10:00:05 GMT

Studies presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference point to the p-tau217 protein as an especially useful biomarker Researchers disclosed a potentially useful biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease at a major conference this summer. The good news for clinical laboratories is that the biomarker is found in blood. If further research confirms these early findings, medical […]

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Though Two Analyst Reports Show Depressed Operating Margins for Healthcare, Providers and ...

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:10:56 GMT