The United States Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently issued a “Special Fraud Alert” focusing on two potentially illegal trends that it has detected in arrangements between laboratories and ...

Preanalytical errors and unsuitable samples can account for up to 70% of lab errors. 1 These errors can be attributed to improper specimen collection, specimen transportation, and specimen processing ...

A few weeks ago, we posted about a publication by the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) of responses to certain frequently asked questions (FAQs) ...

In an era where pathology laboratories process thousands of specimens daily while navigating mounting pressure for faster ...

Our team in the Clinical Research Specimen Processing shared resource is proud to have contributed to major scientific advances over our many years of operation. Following is a sample of the ...

Investigators who are writing grant applications and need a description of the Biospecimen Processing and Biorepository shared resource can find options below. Descriptions of the overall Fred ...

Glenview, Illinois – The American College of Chest Physicians ® (CHEST) recently released a new clinical guideline on endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) ...

The landscape of medical education is shifting rapidly, with 2026 marking a pivotal year where artificial intelligence and virtual reality merge to create accessible, high-fidelity learning ...

Specimen processing variability at submitting institutions can result in considerable heterogeneity in specimen likeness and quality. 1 - 5 Biospecimen policy reviewing committees have concluded that ...

We reviewed electronic medical records of patients with newly diagnosed, untreated metastatic NSCLC from December 2018 to August 2021 and determined the number of days from pathologic diagnosis to NGS ...