Certain preoperative laboratory values may predict risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) among individuals with morbid obesity undergoing arthroplasty, according to a study published in the ...

Today, health plans are shifting dollars to more value-based contracts along with investments in population health management. Digitizing lab results across all care settings and unlocking the ...

There are no generally accepted age-appropriate reference ranges for laboratory values in neonates. This also matters for drug development. The International Neonatal Consortium (INC) is engaged to ...

Standardized lab tests are central for patient evaluation, differential diagnosis and treatment. Interpretation of these data is nevertheless lacking quantitative and personalized metrics. Here we ...

When it comes to lab tests, interpreting the clinical importance of an out-of-range result depends on how much experience a physician has, suggests research from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

The need for understandable and transparent pricing for medical services in the U.S. has increased in urgency with the continuing rise of out-of-pocket healthcare costs. Americans are delaying ...

In today’s healthcare environment, leaders are increasingly asked to demonstrate value in terms of operational and clinical care excellence across their healthcare system. The clinical laboratory is ...

Prepared by: G. Margaret Rourke, M.S., chief clinical chemist, and Lot B. Page, M.D., acting director, Chemical Laboratory; M. Althea King, chief technologist ...