The following items will be discussed in this panel presentation: How samples are collected and processed to be tested in reference laboratories The Best practices in collecting respiratory (swab) ...

On April 28, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued an advisory opinion (No. 22-09) declining to approve a laboratory company's proposal to ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has a long history of skepticism when reviewing financial arrangements between laboratories and referral sources, such ...

WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Implementing best practices during the collection and handling of blood specimens and fulfilling quality management system requirements during preexamination procedures ...

Up to 70 percent of errors associated with lab results happen way before the tests are even analyzed, according to a report from ECRI Institute’s Patient Safety Organization. Getting a delayed ...

On November 2, 2022, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) filed its final rule implementing changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for CY 2023 (Final Rule). Embedded within this ...

Diagnostics, particularly blood cultures, play a key role in sepsis diagnosis. Best practices are well-known for collection, transport, and processing of blood cultures, but historically relatively ...

Decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) have taken a major step forward during the pandemic, helping to enable clinical research despite restrictions on travel and investigator site visits. Approaches ...

WATERFORD, MI -- It begins when a medical professional sticks an unfortunately long Q-tip-like swab into your nose or mouth. It ends when a machine using sophisticated software analyzes the extracted ...

President Trump threw Capitol Hill into turmoil on Wednesday, abruptly canceling plans to sign a bill aimed at lowering housing costs. His closed-door luncheon with Republican senators turned into a ...