Laboratory and diagnostics companies are urging Congress to halt Medicare reimbursement cuts for hundreds of clinical tests set to take effect Jan. 31. CMS plans to implement up to 15% reductions to ...

The laboratory sits at a unique position in a patient’s diagnostic journey. The information that’s generated from a laboratory test is the critical link between a patient with a medical question and a ...

In today’s quickly evolving healthcare landscape, it’s important for hospital executives to realize that investing in laboratory diagnostics innovation can reap dividends. Three hundred U.S. emergency ...

That observation was prompted by a visit to the walk-in storage cooler inside the Blood Bank in UAB Hospital. If you are squeamish at the sight of blood, this is not the place for you. When the door ...

The nation’s primary laboratory accreditation agency gave its highest rating to Maryland General Hospital’s lab in July, failing to detect serious, long-term problems that went unaddressed until a ...

Jan. 5—Word of Pauls Valley's hospital shutting down because its lab was closed is only partially true, according to the facility's top administrator. Owner and acting CEO Madhukar Sharma confirms the ...

We are thrilled to announce the inauguration of a transformative new automation line at the heart of the central lab at the ...

This story was originally published on Oct 1, 2015, as part of the "Hidden Errors" project. The Cleveland Clinic has demoted a laboratory director, closed part of a testing lab and is facing hundreds ...

Until now, if you or a family member living in the Northern Westchester Hospital community had a heart attack and called 911, chances are you’d be taken to Danbury Hospital or Stamford Hospital in ...

Many hospitals are looking for new opportunities for revenue or ways to increase their access to capital in the current economic environment. Others are looking to reduce costs and improve ...