Laboratory reference ranges reflect methods, populations, and policies, and experienced clinicians interpret them in context rather than applying fixed cutoffs theoretically.

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.

For far too long, laboratories have been regarded as cost centers despite their key role in driving health outcomes and hospital revenues. Now finally that outlook is starting to change for the better ...

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 ...

Know true value your lab offers by accurately assessing fee-for-service testing margins before selling or restructuring health system labs.