The lab will test samples reimbursed only by the federal government. Attis expects it will test a baseline of 3,000 toxicology samples per month by the end of 2018.
Lab, diagnostic and healthcare groups want Congress to enact legislation to modify PAMA and address concerns about the way CMS collected data and established test prices.
The JV, called ProMedica Pathology Laboratories, will combine the inpatient and outreach testing capabilities as well as esoteric testing capabilities of the partners.
The new robot specimen processing equipment, called WASPLab, is expected to cut labor requirements by 20 percent and reduce test result turnaround time.
By leveraging HealthShare's Informatic Exchange solution, Rhodes Group will create a longitudinal, standardized data repository across TriCore's laboratories.
The company's revenue growth resulted from acquisitions, but Quest faced headwinds from PAMA pricing and reductions in hepatitis C genotyping and vitamin D testing.
The PGx decision support software that Sonic is adopting includes clinical reporting for 65 genes and can be tailored to a variety of clinical specialties.
Dian selected the MassArray system as its platform of choice for molecular genetic testing and will commercialize it and Agena's DNA applications and products.
Through connections with insurers, labs seek to give patients estimates of their financial responsibility for tests at point-of-sale or point-of-order.
Collaborators said that the test is accurate and reliable for the rapid detection of the most common gram-positive bacteria responsible for bloodstream infections.
The trial, part of a multiyear effort to standardize HbA1c testing in labs, will be repeated annually with more labs participating and more countries represented.
