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Owner of defunct lab convicted of drug test kickback scheme
Richard Reid, co-owner of Bellevue, Wash.-based Northwest Physicians Laboratory, was convicted of five felonies in connection with a kickback scheme for medical testing, the Justice Department said March 30. -
Positive drug tests for workers highest in 20 years, Quest Diagnostics finds
Positive drug test rates for the U.S. workforce hit a 20-year high in 2021, according to a Quest Diagnostics study. -
Lab access to blood collection tubes threatened by shortage
Healthcare has grappled with a shortage of sodium citrate blood collection tubes — those with a light blue top — since June 2021. But according to an FDA update earlier this year, all blood collection tubes are now in short supply. -
HealthTrackRx expands its PCR lab technology to Georgia
Denton, Texas-based PCR clinical lab HealthTrackRx opened a location in Marietta, Ga. -
Feds cut off embroiled Chicago COVID-19 lab from funds
In February, CMS suspended Chicago-based O'Hare Clinical Lab Services' license to operate, and cut off payments to the lab because of sanctions cited against it, The Washington Post reported March 24. -
2 Texas labs win accreditation from College of American Pathologists
The College of American Pathologists recently awarded accreditation to Austin, Texas-based blood lab Babson Diagnostics and Lubbock, Texas-based UMC Health's lab. -
Rapid PCR test gets FDA emergency authorization
COVID-19 tests generally fall into two categories: rapid antigen tests, and slower but more accurate polymerase chain reaction tests. -
New lab test uses tiny worms to detect cancer
Researchers from Myongji University in Seoul, South Korea, have created a lab test they say detects cancer by using tiny roundworms, American Chemical Society reported March 20. -
Labcorp 1st to offer test for unintentional gluten consumption
Labcorp is offering a new test designed to detect and quantify unintentional gluten consumption. -
Labs partner for New York biomedical research network
Brookhaven National Lab and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory are partnering with Northport (N.Y.) VA Medical Center and Stony Brook (N.Y.) University for a new biomedical research network. -
Planned $400M life sciences lab would be Philadelphia's largest
A 500,000-square-foot life sciences lab is coming to Philadelphia-based Drexel University's campus, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported March 15. -
Quest Diagnostics donates $500K to Ukraine relief effort
Quest Diagnostics Foundation, the charity organization of lab company Quest Diagnostics, is donating $500,000 to Project Hope to support relief efforts in Ukraine and for Ukrainian refugees in surrounding countries. -
WHO asks Ukraine labs to destroy high-threat pathogens
The World Health Organization has "strongly recommended" that Ukraine's public health labs destroy high-threat pathogens in light of Russia's invasion, CNN reported March 11. -
HHS ends blanket COVID-19 lab reporting requirements
The Department of Health and Human Services on April 4 is ending a blanket requirement that labs must report all COVID-19 tests, the CDC said March 10. -
Labcorp closes Kyiv office, weighing Russia operations
Labcorp has closed its office in Kyiv, Ukraine, according to North Carolina news station WRAL. -
Toxicology lab paying $4.8M to settle Medicaid billing allegations
Santa Rosa, Calif.-based Redwood Toxicology Laboratory will pay nearly $4.8 million to resolve allegations it overcharged the Connecticut Medicaid program for lab services, the Connecticut Attorney General's Office said March 7. -
Labcorp partners with South Carolina's largest health system
Labcorp is partnering with Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health, the state's largest health system. -
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Minnesota files lawsuit against COVID-19 lab for price inflation, fraudulent billing
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is suing Omaha, Neb.-based COVID-19 testing lab GS Labs, Twin Cities Pioneer Press reported March 1. -
Diversified Medical acquires third medical lab company
Healthcare holding company Diversified Medical Healthcare has acquired Dynasty Medical Laboratory Services, its third medical lab company. -
Size of Florida lab scam grows to $67M as 10 more are charged
The size of an alleged healthcare fraud scheme involving diagnostic labs has risen to $67 million, after 10 Florida residents were charged in connection with the scheme, Palm Beach Post reported March 1.
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