News, Analysis, Trends, Management Innovations for
Clinical Laboratories and Pathology Groups

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Clinical Laboratories and Pathology Groups

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University Hospitals Birmingham Claims Its New AI Model Detects Certain Skin Cancers with Nearly 100% Accuracy

But dermatologists and other cancer doctors still say AI is not ready to operate without oversight by clinical physicians Dermatopathologists and the anatomic pathology profession in general have a new example of how artificial intelligence’s (AI’s) ability to detect...

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IT Experts Demonstrate How AI and Computer Microphones Can Be Used to Figure Out Passwords and Break into Customer Accounts

Clinical laboratories and pathology groups should be on the alert to this new digital threat; telehealth sessions and video conferencing calls particularly vulnerable to acoustic AI attacks Banks may be the first to get hit by a new form of hacking because of all the...

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UK’s NHS Offers Blood Pressure Screening for Men in Barber Shops and Other Public Locations in an Effort to Reach Consumers Where They Live and Work

This pioneering innovation is consistent with the trend to bring medical services to places more convenient for consumers and was spurred by a study which showed men twice as likely to have heart attacks than women Patient-facing healthcare gets a boost with this...

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Minnesota Hospitals in Financial Crisis as State’s Healthcare Systems Record Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Losses

Nationwide, hospital losses are in the billions of dollars, which affects access to medical care including clinical laboratory testing Hospitals and health systems across the United States continue to report substantial financial losses. At some institutions, this...

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Debut of ixlayer on Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Businesses for 2023 Indicates a Dynamic Clinical Laboratory Test ‘Middleman’ Sector

Growth of the middleman company is a sign of increased credibility and acceptance among its client organizations There’s a new category of player in the clinical laboratory testing industry. It is the “middleman” company. One high-profile example of a middleman...

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Group of Transparent Pharmacy Benefit Managers Form Transparency-Rx to Advocate for Clarity and Reform in Pricing of Prescription Drugs

Coalition is pushing for action among 43 pharmaceutical pricing bills currently before Congress Increased transparency that lets consumers see prices charged by hospitals, physicians, and clinical laboratories in advance of service is an important goal of healthcare...

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Orchid Health Announces Release of First Commercially-Available Whole Genome Sequencing Service for Certain Diseases in Preimplantation Embryos

Clinical laboratory managers should note that this company’s new diagnostic offering involving screening embryos for specific genetic conditions is not without controversy Is the world ready for whole genome sequencing (WGS) of preimplantation embryos to help couples...

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Research Consortium Identifies 188 New CRISPR Gene-Editing Systems, Some More Accurate than CRISPR

New gene-editing systems could provide markedly improved accuracy for DNA and RNA editing leading to new precision medicine tools and genetic therapies In what may turn out to be a significant development in genetic engineering, researchers from three institutions...

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University of Chicago Study Determines Certain Gut Bacteria Can Help Prevent Food Allergies and Other Gastrointestinal Illnesses

With further research, clinical laboratories may soon be performing macrobiotic testing to measure certain bacterial levels in patients’ gut bacteria New insights from the University of Chicago (UChicago) into how human microbiota (aka, gut bacteria) play a role in...

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Johns Hopkins Researchers Determine 795,000 Americans Harmed from Diagnostic Errors Annually

Clinical laboratories can play a critical role in helping doctors to order correct tests and interpret the results Nearly 800,000 Americans die or are permanently disabled each year due to diagnostic errors. That’s according to research conducted at Johns Hopkins...

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