Category: Lab Management

Lab Management

QuidelOrtho Completes Acquisition of LEX Diagnostics and Molecular Testing Platform

The $100 million deal brings an ultra-fast system for respiratory viruses to QuidelOrtho’s point-of-care portfolio.

Lab Management

Labcorp and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Partner to Expand Pediatric Diagnostic Access

The collaboration aims to create an innovation pipeline for specialized pediatric tests across oncology, metabolic disease, and autoimmune conditions.

Lab Management

Ordering Both ESR and CRP Tests Could Save Hospitals Nearly $10 Million Per Year, Study Finds

A peer-reviewed economic analysis challenges the assumption that erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein tests are interchangeable, finding that combined testing reduces misdiagnoses and lowers overall costs.

Accreditation

LuminoDx Earns CAP Accreditation for Diagnostic Testing Facility

The accreditation covers liver health diagnostics, including Hepatotrack, a molecular diagnostic liquid biopsy that is predictive of acute liver rejection post-liver transplant.

Compliance

Lab Owner Charged with $46 Million Medicare Billing Fraud for Tests Never Performed

The owner of an Oregon clinical laboratory allegedly submitted tens of millions in fraudulent claims to Medicare Advantage plans for laboratory testing services that were never ordered or performed.

Proficiency Testing

Managing Reagent Variation

Lot-to-lot reagent inconsistencies can have significant effects on patient test results.

Company News

New Billing Code Approved for Spinal Fluid Tumor Cell Test

The AMA has approved a new PLA CPT code, effective July 1, 2026, to support claims processing and clinical adoption in CNS metastases diagnostics.

Resource Center

ADLM 2026 and the Ideas Shaping the Clinical Lab

This clinical lab conference spotlight looks at why ADLM 2026 belongs on the radar for CLP readers. From the scientific program to the Clinical Lab Expo, the event offers practical ideas, fresh technology, and real conversations for people working across diagnostics and laboratory medicine. For lab professionals who want useful insight, sharper perspective, and stronger industry connections, this is a smart place to be.