Laboratory Medicine: A National Status Report – 2007

CDC commissioned The Lewin Group, under subcontract to Battelle Memorial Institute, to produce a comprehensive overview of the current state of laboratory medicine. The report provides a detailed overview of the key factors affecting laboratory medicine, including:

• Value of laboratory medicine to the U.S. health care system
• Market profile of the laboratory medicine sector
• Laboratory medicine workforce
• Quality and the total testing process in the clinical laboratory
• Quality systems and performance measurement
• Laboratory information systems
• Federal regulatory oversight of laboratory medicine
• Reimbursement for laboratory medicine

A draft of the report is available for comment by stakeholders until June 23, 2008 at
Laboratory Medicine: A National Status Report 2007 – Draft for stakeholder review.

The Lewin Group is preparing an supplement to the report for 2008 that will focus on:

• Patient-centered care and laboratory medicine
• Innovative applications in testing technologies
• Policy issues and their implications for stakeholders in laboratory medicine

The supplement will be available in Fall, 2008.