Wharf to Provide Clinical Expertise on ELEVATEGENETICS services and Large Research ProjectsSalt Lake, UT / PRWeb / May 8, 2023 – Bryan Warf, PhD has joined the Center for GenomicInterpretation (CGI) as the 501(c)(3) nonprofit’s Senior Director of Scientific Affairs....
April/May 2023 – The Data Driven Point of View
Access to guideline recommended biomarker testing continues to vary depending on the insurance payer and also from state to state. Legislation is passing in many states to guarantee insurance coverage of biomarker testing. This testing, if accurate, helps determine...
The Center for Genomic Interpretation Launches ELEVATEGENETICS VERIFY
Sandy, UT / EIN Newswire / March 21, 2023 – The independent and nonprofit Center for Genomic Interpretation’s (CGI) is launching ELEVATEGENETICS VERIFY™, which is part of the ELEVATEGENETICS® suite of services. The new CGI VERIFY Program helps analyze laboratory...
March 2023 – The Data Driven Point of View
PROBLEM: A government convened workgroup discovered that CLIA mandated proficiency testing is “too easy“. As a result, too many low quality labs with both CLIA & CAP accreditation are issuing too many inaccurate genetic & genomic test results, which are...
Center For Genomic Interpretation Seeks Nominations of ELEVATEGENETICS Acceptable Thresholds Committee
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Jan/Feb 2023 – The Data Driven Point of View
Problem: Many clinical genetic and genomic labs knowingly or unknowingly take inappropriate shortcuts that may ultimately lead to mistakes in their test validations. These ‘mistakes’ can impact patient care and outcomes. With LDTs not being regulated, they can go...
Disagreement in Clinical Genetics Could Determine a Mother’s Freedom
An article recently published in Nature discusses a legal case in which a #cardiology#genemutation classification has been evaluated by 2 expert groups. The stakes of an accurate classification are high since they impact the freedom or continued incarceration of a...
Congress Needs to Update FDA’s Ability to Regulate Diagnostic Tests, Cosmetics
“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 70% of health care decisions are based on clinical lab tests. The potential for the future is even greater, with early detection and better treatment guidance, and opportunities for new targeted therapies...
December 2022 – The Data Driven Point of View
Problem: Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act is part of the December omnibus spending bill. If VALID doesn’t pass, how will LDTs be regulated to ensure patients are getting accurate results? Solution: The FDA could use ‘Rulemaking’ to...
The Business of Labs Negatively Impacts the Potential Outcomes for Patients
A recent article published in ProPublica has so much amazing information that we will be outlining today and tomorrow. Part 1 is below. Part 2 will be tomorrow. Happy reading! In 2020, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) as well as the...