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What's the FDA's Current Thinking on the Regulatory Oversight of Molecular Diagnostic Tests?
Alberto Guitierrez, PhD, Deputy Director of New Product Evaluation, FDA's Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Saftey
Filmed: 06/26/08
Prices Dropping on Some DTC Genetic Tests as SACGHS Urges Tighter Regs At least 30 direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing companies have emerged over the past two years, many selling…more
CDC Report Takes a New Look at the Status of U.S. Lab Medicine A new report, commissioned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and released late last month, presents…more
CMS Addresses Stark Issues in IPPS Proposal The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing several changes to the Stark prohibition on physician…more
Personal Genomics Raises Questions for IVD Industry Last year saw the birth of the personal genomics industry, allowing consumers to gain access to their genetic…more
OIG Modifies Self-Disclosure Protocol: Integrity Agreements No Longer Required Health care providers who resolve fraud matters using the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector…more

26th Annual Lab Institute: 09/17/08
Diagnostic Imaging Institute: Taking Care of Business: 10/20/08
Laboratory Sales & Marketing Conference: 12/10/08
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G-2s Diagnostic Stock Index Drops 9% in June
07/01/08 While share prices for OraSure and Clinical Data plummeted, acquisition news kept Third Wave Technologies buoyant, sending its shares up 5% for the month. more...
Lab Stocks Dip 17% in June; Enzo Posts Top Gains
07/01/08 Read the latest from the G-2 Laboratory Stock Index more...
CMS Puts 10-Day Hold on Medicare Physician Payment
06/30/08 Medicare will hold for the first 10 business days of July payment of pathology and other physician service claims for dates of service as of July 1 and later. Congress left town last week without preventing the scheduled July 1 cut in physician fees of 10.6 percent, but is expected to resume work on a fee fix after returning from its Fourth of July recess.
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Personal Health Records --Who Are the Key PHR Providers and How Are They Handling Laboratory Results?
By: Mark Terry 06/30/08 more...
Machine Vision: Applying Industrial Technologies in Clinical Laboratory Automation for Quality Inspection
By: Charles Hawker 06/16/08 more...
The Decisionmaking Process of Choosing a Lab: What Your Sales Rep Should Know
By: Peter Francis 05/21/08 more...


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