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How hospitals can clamp down on pricey panel tests for GI bugs

WEBResearchers used an electronic health record (EHR) system with clinical decision-support (CDS) tools to educate clinicians and block questionable GIPP orders for patients hospitalized with diarrhea at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. This approach cut the rate of inappropriate testing by 46%, with estimated savings of …

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Labcorp acquires BioReference Health assets LabPulse.com

WEBThis transaction will include BioReference Health’s patient service centers (PSCs) and certain customer contracts and operating assets. In a statement, the firms …

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Sanford to launch rural precision medicine program in Upper …

WEBSioux Falls, SD-based Sanford serves more than one million patients and over 200,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The partnership with …

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How will the Quidel, Ortho deal impact the point-of-care market

WEBJan 3, 2022. In 2021's most notable IVD merger and acquisition, San-Diego-based Quidel announced an acquisition of Raritan, NJ-based Ortho Clinical Diagnostics. A prediction that Quidel would buy Ortho, one of the world's largest IVD companies, a few years ago would have been greeted with incredulity, but COVID-19 has underscored the increased

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Physician, medical office to pay more than $2.6M involving clinical …

WEBFeel Well Health Center has settled with federal and state governments, agreeing to pay almost $2.66 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Acts, the Department of Justice (DOJ) U.S. Attorney’s …

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Mount Sinai, Regeneron launch large-scale sequencing project

WEBAug 11, 2022. Mount Sinai Health System and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have launched a human genome sequencing research project with the Regeneron …

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Labcorp to pay $19M to settle kickback, false claims

WEBFeb 6, 2023. Two whistleblowers have resolved a $19 million lawsuit in which they alleged that Labcorp participated in a conspiracy to violate the False Claims Act. Scarlett Lutz …

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PathAI buys Poplar Healthcare LabPulse.com

WEBFor PathAI, the deal marks its entry into clinical diagnostics, adding access to traditional laboratory services and supporting the development and delivery of new and AI-driven products for drug development and patient care, according to the firm. Poplar's facilities, management team, and 350 employees will now comprise PathAI's diagnostics …

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3EO Health to launch FDA-approved COVID-19 test

WEB3EO Health to launch FDA-approved COVID-19 test. Matt Limb. Oct 20, 2023. Molecular diagnostics startup 3EO Health is preparing to launch a newly …

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WEBAbout Us. A part of the Science and Medicine Group, LabPulse.com is the leading provider of business insights for clinical laboratory, pathology, and diagnostic industry professionals. Rich in timely, dynamic, and highly curated content, we keep our digital community up to date on emerging technologies, regulatory news, and the economic trends

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Roche, CDC expand partnership on HIV and TB support for …

WEBThe public-private partnership (PPP), named Lab Networks for Health, aims to improve HIV and TB detection, prevention, and treatment in countries in Africa, …

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Networks of wearable sensors capture body sounds to improve …

WEBResearchers have developed soft, miniaturized wearable devices to continuously capture the sounds of breathing and other bodily functions. The sounds of …

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Quest Diagnostics firm Pack Health to hire 200 employees, expand …

WEBFounded in 2013, the acquired firm specializes in addressing chronic conditions and comorbidities influenced by mental health, lifestyle behaviors, access to …

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Week in Review: Roche’s new MDx system, HIV world market, …

WEBDuring a presentation at AACR 2022 in April, Simran Saini, a principal scientist at Roche, described how the partitioning capabilities of the digital PCR system increases its sensitivity and ability to detect low abundance targets.. The Digital LightCycler System will be available in 2022 in 15 countries, with more countries to follow. It will be …

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Natera and Guardant Health embroiled in legal battle

WEBMay 31, 2021. Cell-free DNA testing company Natera and oncology firm Guardant Health have filed dueling false-advertising legal claims over oncology diagnostic tests. …

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G Medical Innovations to provide numerous at-home testing kits …

WEBThe tests include screening for monkeypox, colon cancer, thyroid issues, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as HIV and syphilis, as well as tests for many other health issues, the company said.

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Healthy Nevada Project: Community genetic testing needed

WEBCommunity-based genetic screening could identify people at increased risk for three common inherited genetic conditions, according to a study published July 27 in Nature Medicine.. The study, conducted by researchers from the Healthy Nevada Project, focused on identifying carriers of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, Lynch syndrome, …

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Lucira Health files for bankruptcy despite receiving FDA green light

WEBEarlier this year, Lucira Health announced that it had applied for authorization of the test. The molecular, single-use test fits in the palm of the hand, runs …

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HealthTrackRx launches Ga. PCR facility LabPulse.com

WEBMore than 20 tests are available, HealthTrackRx said. It plans to follow this new facility launch with more such openings across the U.S., the firm said.

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