Threat to Clinical Pathology Laboratories is Payer Pre-Authorization of Genetic Tests

Apr 8, 2011 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

Health insurers want to control the rapid growth in expensive genetic and molecular assays For many clinical laboratories and pathology groups, genetic tests and molecular diagnostic assays are the fastest-growing part of the test menu. This is true both in the increased volume of specimens for genetic tests and the growing number of such medical laboratory tests that are accepted for clinical use. This is a bright spot for the nation’s clinical pathology laboratories. That’s because many...

New Point-of-Care Test and Monitor Devices Used by Chronically Ill Patients at Home

Sep 16, 2009 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

More sophistication and performance in new POCT and monitoring systems for home use Efforts to increase patient home self-testing and monitoring continue to pay off. Two new products for point-of-care (POC) health tests and patient home monitoring recently entered the marketplace. Both systems are devices that enable healthcare professionals to remotely monitor patients with chronic illnesses. Separately, UK-based The Jaltek Group and Sweden-based Ericsson each introduced wireless monitoring...

Cleveland Clinic and Microsoft Team up to Use Point-of-Care Testing in EMR Network

Jul 29, 2009 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology, News From Dark Daily

New care delivery model might emerge from collaboration between two partners Guess which famous health provider is partnering with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to encourage patients using home self-testing devices to regularly upload those data into an electronic medical record? It’s the Cleveland Clinic Health System. This project may point to a disruptive new model for laboratory testing. It’s a pioneering arrangement. Microsoft’s HealthVault is interfaced with the eCleveland Clinic MyChart...
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