Laboratory Test Handbook. 5th Edition, 1031 pp, Hudson, OH, Lexi-Comp, Inc., 2001 ($64.95). This is the 5th edition of what is best described as an encyclopedic resource of practical information on ...

Physicians and laboratorians must work to reduce use of antiquated clinical laboratory tests. We selected 10 representative tests considered antiquated by most experts in the clinical laboratory ...

This study shows automatic, practical, simple, and effective strategies designed in the laboratory, in consensus with requesting clinicians, to improve laboratory test appropriateness. Objectives: The ...

In June 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced a new item in its Work Plan: “Medicare Payments for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests in ...