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CDC, Private Sector Laboratory Partners Build on Cross-Sector Collaboration Related to Emergency Preparation & Response
ATLANTA, G.A. – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) led a tabletop exercise with multiple partners to strengthen diagnostic laboratory surge testing capacity during an emergency response. The purpose of the exercise was to assess the utility of a newly created CDC Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Laboratory Task Force Guide, and to review the processes for commercial clinical laboratories to provide diagnosticContinue Reading »... -
During emergencies and in everyday life, labs support public health goals
Clinical laboratory diagnostics advance public health goals in communities across the country every single day. For patients facing diabetes, heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, prostate and colon cancers, anemia, infections and countless other common health conditions, routine lab tests are often the starting point for monitoring, diagnosing and treating disease. But our role in public health doesn’t stop there. Commercial labs have aContinue Reading »... -
New Report Highlights Value of Clinical Labs to U.S. Economy
Washington, D.C. – The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) today released new economic data highlighting the contributions of clinical laboratories to the economy and the job market in the United States. The findings provide a snapshot of the benefits clinical labs provide to the national economy as well as states and local communities. Clinical laboratories support more than 688,000 jobs in the workforce, bringingContinue Reading »... -
More Than 80 Leading Health Organizations Call on Congress to Modernize Clinical Diagnostic Oversight
Washington, D.C. – As part of a renewed push to advance comprehensive diagnostic reform, more than 80 leading health care companies and organizations representing patients, providers, laboratories and diagnostic manufacturers reiterated the urgent need for Congressional action on a modernized regulatory framework for clinical laboratory diagnostics. Patients have yet to benefit from groundbreaking clinical diagnostics that monitor and support treatment for complex and rareContinue Reading »... -
Letter from Industry Stakeholders on Diagnostics Regulation Reform
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New analysis challenges GAO Report’s assumptions on lab billing
A new analysis from Braid-Forbes Health Research exposes the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) flawed assumptions about lab billing practices by presenting survey data on more than 20 million actual clinical laboratory claims. Braid-Forbes’ analysis of publicly available data demonstrates that the GAO’s claim – that labs are receiving “excess payments” by charging Medicare for individual component tests in greater numbers rather than charging reducedContinue Reading »... -
ACLA Comments on CLIA proposed rule on Proficiency Testing
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ACLA Elects 2019-2020 Board of Directors
Washington, D.C. – The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) today announced the election of its new Board of Directors for 2019-2020. Douglas M. VanOort, Chairman and CEO of NeoGenomics Laboratories will take on a new leadership role as ACLA Board Chair, replacing Dr. Curtis Hanson of Mayo Clinic Laboratories. Jerry Hussong, CEO of Sonic Healthcare USA was elected Vice Chair and John Kolozsvary, CEOContinue Reading »... -
ACLA Files Reply Brief Ahead of Oral Arguments in ACLA v. Azar Appeal
HHS’ data collection process under PAMA disregards Congressional intent, jeopardizing lab access for millions of seniors Washington, D.C. – The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) filed a reply brief today ahead of oral arguments in the ACLA v. Azar appeal which has been scheduled for April 23, 2019. The brief reinforces ACLA’s argument that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) failedContinue Reading »... -
With all eyes on cancer moonshot, labs continue to prove value
In 2019, an estimated 1.7 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. As patients and their families across the country grapple with how to manage and overcome this painful disease, clinical labs are busy developing and providing innovative methods to identify, diagnose and monitor cancer. From early detection and evaluating the best course of treatment,Continue Reading »...
