Forces potentially disruptive to mainstream clinical laboratory practice lie ahead, Gregory J. Tsongalis, PhD, director of molecular pathology and clinical genomics at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, said in a War College presentation in May.

The lede to another piece in this month’s “Put It on the Board” section. Read the whole shebang.

Amid excitement about the groundbreaking work of unlocking the human genome’s secrets to speed diagnosis and target oncologic treatment comes the unpleasant reality that much of this labor now goes unpaid. Getting the American Medical Association’s editorial panel to publish nearly two dozen new genomics-related CPT codes for molecular pathology was a vital step, as was having those codes accepted in the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule.

In CAP TODAY’s “Put It on the Board” section this month. Read the whole shebang.

For laboratory chief information officer David N. Moore, July marks a first anniversary worth celebrating. Twelve months ago, his employer, Phoenix-based Sonora Quest Laboratories, flipped the switch on its new laboratory information system, effectively turning it on site-wide with one click—and with barely a hitch or a glitch.

The lede to my piece in July’s “Newsbytes” section. Read the whole shebang.