A JAMA study found that low-value diagnostic tests are common in inpatient settings, and machine learning systems can be used to identify those tests and reduce their overutilization.
According to industry groups, some vendors are reporting providers have returned POC testing systems because the economics of using them no longer makes sense.
The service uses Hc1's machine learning technology to collect and analyze lab data, allowing systems to identify areas where usage is inappropriate or inefficient.
While microbiology has traditionally relied heavily on manual processes, most workflows can now be automated, and AI tools promise to streamline it further.
The company recently launched an automated microbiology system in its Marlborough, Massachusetts laboratory using instruments from automation firm COPAN.
As regulatory changes and technical advances reshape the clinical lab, directors are seeing a shift in responsibilities and the expertise required for the job.
A study by clinicians at St. Louis's Barnes-Jewish Hospital found that staff overrode alerts designed to warn of unnecessary lab testing roughly half the time.
The ruling overturned a lower court decision that blocked ACLA's suit challenging the data collection process used by CMS to set test prices under PAMA.
LabCorp Diagnostics was down 2.8 percent, while Covance Drug Development was up 8 percent. The firm narrowed its revenue and earnings guidance for the year.
Clinical Pathology Laboratories said information on 2.2 million patients had been exposed in the same data breach that impacted millions of Quest and LabCorp patients.
