[Infographic]: A Visual History of LDT Regulation

We’ve covered the LDT regulation evolution for some time now.  To give some perspective we’ve created the following infographic showing the history of LDT regulation.  To use it in your own content check out the code snippet below the infographic.  We only...

FDA Finally Provides Better Evidence of LDT Risks

For a long time now I have been pushing FDA to provide evidence to back up its claim that LDTs have introduced risk to patient populations. That evidence has now been provided, and it is compelling. FDA has just published a case for LDT regulation based on 20 case...

Upcoming Congressional Hearing on Lab Test Regulation

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce is holding a hearing entitled “Examining the Regulation of Diagnostic Tests and Laboratory Operations” on November 17 at 2pm ET (note that the date was re-scheduled from an earlier date)....

Regulatory Delays Are Keeping the Diagnostics Industry in Limbo

An FDA official recently stated that the final version of the draft guidance regarding regulation of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) is not likely to be released before the end of this year. Elizabeth Mansfield, director of personalized medicine at the FDA’s...

FDA and CMS Have Formed a Joint Task Force for LDT Co-Regulation

FDA and CMS have just announced that the agencies are forming a joint task force to explore “areas where collaboration may realize greater oversight efficiency and produce the greatest benefit to patients, providers, and laboratories.” This is a laudable...