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Molecular Testing for Urinary Tract Infection (UTI): 2020 Update on Clinical Utility and Reimbursement Trends
Molecular tests are becoming more routine as diagnostic tools, with many now covered by Medicare and commercial insurers. Advantages of molecular tests based on PCR technology include their ability to identify uropathogens traditionally missed by culture-based tests.
Driven by urgent, unmet analytical and clinical care needs, the adoption of the rapid molecular test—particularly RT-PCR for urinary tract infection control and treatment—has important implications.
Case Studies in Clinical Laboratory Test Stewardship: The Financial and Clinical Impact of Clinical Decision Support in Hospital Laboratories
This white paper – the third in a three-part series developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic Laboratories and Change Healthcare – provides frontline perspective and commentary from experts and physicians on the application and value of decision support in the laboratory. It also includes early-adopter proof points from hospital laboratories that have successfully implemented third-party decision support to achieve their stewardship goals, including EHR interventions and ongoing monitoring of utilization.
Translating Clinical Laboratory Science Into Business Objectives: How an Educational Program Measured and Analyzed Performance and Transformed the Approach to Improving Laboratory Operations
Now more than ever before, clinical labs are under pressure to operate efficiently, accurately, and timely, all while still making money. Doctors and patients have come to expect a 24-hour turnaround for most tests. Clinical labs throughout the United States have been slashing budgets, many literally to the point of no return. At least 13 public health labs in four states have shuttered since 2003, which posed a serious problem when COVID-19 hit because resources did not meet demand.
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Specimen Management and Logistics Issues to Evaluate for Continuous Quality Improvement – 3 High-Risk Medical Courier Support Services
As a member of your laboratory’s leadership team, learn what you need to know as a competitive laboratory to maximize efficiency, increase profitability, and decrease costs over the long run by leveraging effective medical courier services and those that utilize digital technologies.
Critical Factors for Launching a Clinical Decision Support System in the Hospital Laboratory
This white paper—part 2 of a three-part series— provides practical pearls on how a proven decision support solution and one that is a good fit for your lab can be the foundation of an effective laboratory stewardship program, and can greatly assist in controlling utilization and meeting the challenges of value-based care. As well, the paper also clearly explains the points for “buy versus build” laboratory decision support.
Choosing the right decision support solution will empower your lab and hospital leaders, clinicians, and staff with more time to focus their core competencies on the provision of healthcare. Learn what you need to know by downloading this FREE whitepaper now.
Anatomic Pathology at the Tipping Point? The Economic Case for Adopting Digital Technology and AI Applications Now
Driven by recent technological and regulatory approvals, leading academic and commercial laboratories are increasingly going digital to overcome significant gaps in efficiency and diagnostic accuracy. These same labs are implementing computational applications that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to expand on the productivity, quality, and confidence gains they’ve already realized.
Download the White Paper now to get a synopsis of recent research and real-world cases that demonstrate the economic and scientific necessity of adopting digital pathology platforms and AI applications. Gather perspective from in-depth interviews with industry-leading labs that lay out the benefits they themselves gained from going digital.
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Scathing Report from Former Health Minister Finds England’s NHS Plagued by Long Wait Times, Crumbling Infrastructure
Declining health of UK’s population also affecting performance of the country’s national health service, report notes England’s National Health Service (NHS) is “in serious trouble” due to long waiting times, outdated technology, misallocated resources, and numerous...
National Institutes of Health Study Finds No Reliable Biomarkers Exist for Long COVID
Study is another example of how important clinical laboratory testing is when government officials attack a new public health issue Long COVID—aka SARS-CoV-2 infection’s post-acute sequelae (PASC)—continues to confound researchers seeking one or more clinical...
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Studies Use of Polygenic Risk Scores to Evaluate Genetic Risk for 10 Diseases
Though not biomarkers per se, these scores for certain genetic traits may someday be used by clinical laboratories to identify individuals’ risk for specific diseases Can polygenic risk scores (a number that denotes a person’s genetic predisposition for certain...
ECRI Study Finds Errors During Testing Processes Are Responsible for Most Diagnostic Errors
Researchers note that many sources of errors associated with diagnostic testing involve how providers order tests and how specimens are handled ECRI (Emergency Care Research Institute), a non-profit organization that focuses on healthcare quality and patient safety,...
South Korean Study Finds Fecal Microbiota Transplants May Help Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancers That are Resistant to Immunotherapies
Study findings could lead to improved treatments for broad range of cancers and the need for microbiome testing by clinical laboratories to guide clinicians Is it possible that there is a connection between an individual’s gut microbiota and the ability to fight off...
Texas Researchers Find ‘Acid Walls’ That Shield Cancer Tumors from Body’s Immune System Response
Discovery could lead to new treatments for cancer and tumors, but probably not to any new diagnostic assays for clinical laboratories Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center have reported discovery of “acid walls” that appear to...
Lancet Study Finds Urgent Need for Improvement in Clinical Laboratory Prostate Cancer Screening Worldwide
Ongoing increases in the global number of prostate cancer cases expected to motivate test developers to deliver better screening tests to pathologists and clinical lab scientists No less an authority than the peer-reviewed healthcare journal The Lancet is drawing...
10-Minute Blood Test Uses Digital Images and AI to Determine Sepsis Risk for Emergency Room Patients
With FDA clearance already approved, hospital infection control teams and their clinical laboratories may have another diagnostic tool for diagnosing blood infections Controlling sepsis in hospitals continues to be a major concern in nations around the world,...
The Joint Commission Launches Accreditation Program for Telehealth Providers
Program is open to providers that exclusively offer telehealth services, and those providers that offer the telehealth services to other hospitals In another sign that telehealth is now an established presence in the healthcare marketplace, The Joint Commission...
Kaiser Family Foundation Reports on Prior Authorization Denial Rates by Medicare Advantage Plans
Another report finds nearly half of all healthcare systems planning to opt out of Medicare Advantage plans because of issues caused by prior authorization requirements Prior-authorization is common and neither healthcare providers (including clinical laboratories) nor...
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