Walgreens Introduces a Blood Glucose Testing Product for a Diabetes Management System That Links Pharmacists, Physicians, and Patients

Jun 24, 2011 | Instruments & Equipment, Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

Pathologists and clinical laboratory managers take note: pharmacies and retail stores are offering medical laboratory testing services that allow patients to take yet another test at home Clinical laboratory testing performed at home has long been predicted as a natural progression of rapid medical clinics and the growth of in-home testing. Now comes news that Walgreens (NYSE:WAG) is launching a testing service for diabetes patients that will let patients perform blood glucose testing, and...

ECRI Publishes List of Top Ten Opportunities for Hospitals to Cut Costs

Aug 14, 2009 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

Clinical laboratories can play a role in two of these ten cost-cutting opportunities Everyone in healthcare expects significant across-the-board cuts to reimbursement as healthcare reform moves forward. High profile targets for cost-cutting are imaging technologies and physician preference items (PPIs), which include expensive supplies and implant products, including stents, wires, pacemakers, and knee/hip replacement prosthetics. Hospitals and health systems, in recognition of this major...
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