by lighthouselab | Jun 22, 2021 | Clinical Laboratory, Industry Insights, RCM Consulting
How antibody testing can bolster your lab’s revenue stream With Covid-19 diagnostic testing numbers declining throughout the country as vaccines proliferate, and the Center for Disease Control recommending vaccinated individuals skip testing, now is a good time for...
by lighthouselab | Jun 14, 2021 | Clinical Laboratory, Industry Insights
What Exactly is a Neutralizing Antibody? As more and more people in the United States get vaccinated against COVID-19, the number of new cases is falling each day. However, these vaccines are not 100% effective. The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have efficacy...
by lighthouselab | Apr 26, 2021 | Clinical Laboratory, Industry Insights, RCM Consulting
Labs planning to perform regular surveillance testing should understand that commercial payors and CMS are not necessarily required to cover it. While the recent Feb. 26 Executive Order from President Biden stipulated all COVID-19 tests performed for individual...
by lighthouselab | Apr 26, 2021 | Clinical Laboratory, Industry Insights
The Value of Surveillance Testing How does surveillance testing differ from other types of COVID-19 testing? While individual diagnostic testing is primarily designed to track and verify COVID-19 positivity in those who have contracted the SARS-CoV-2...
by lighthouselab | Dec 18, 2020 | Clinical Laboratory, Industry Insights
Written by Varsha Meghnani, PhD, ASCP, NRCC. Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has led to more than 70 million confirmed cases, with over 1.6 million deaths globally. The virus which is believed to be originated from the Seafood...
by lighthouselab | Nov 17, 2020 | Clinical Laboratory, Industry Insights
In light of the recent vaccine announcements, many in the clinical lab industry wonder in what direction the COVID-19 testing market is headed. To answer this and a few other questions, we’ve put together this short industry insights article. Lighthouse Lab Services...