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Quest Diagnostics announced nationwide availability of the RestoreU Dementia Panel, a risk assessment and care plan AI-powered test service created by uMETHOD Health, a health technology company specializing in precision medicine for chronic diseases, to help physicians close care gaps for patients with cognitive decline.

Thursday marks the end of the public health emergency in the United States, more than three years after it was first declared to combat the novel coronavirus by unlocking powerful tools to detect and contain the emerging threat. While it closes a chapter in history, health experts point out the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over as the virus continues to claim about 1,000 lives each week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Quest Diagnostics, one of the largest lab companies in the country, said labs will continue to provide COVID-19 services and tests, but “access to, fees and reimbursement for COVID-19 testing will change after the (public health emergency) expires.”

With so many different factors — genetics, lifestyle and environment — influencing a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s, many doctors are moving away from one-size-fits-all approaches and calling for more individualized treatments. It’s a concept known as precision medicine. And it’s what inspired a company called uMETHOD to create RestoreU, a tool that uses artificial intelligence to help physicians create personalized care plans for patients with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia. "Dementia is what’s called a complex disease," CEO Vik Chandra, co-founder and CEO of uMETHOD Health in Cary, North Carolina, said in an interview with Fox News Digital. Through a partnership with Quest Diagnostics, uMETHOD has rolled out its AI service to physicians, who can order the service through the patient’s electronic health record. Once the physician orders the service, it triggers the exchange of extensive information between the doctor's electronic health record systems and Quest Diagnostics, Chandra explained.

Quest Diagnostics is hoping it’s found a winner in Haystack Oncology, with a $450 million bet on the cancer-focused blood test startup. The clinical testing giant plans to acquire Baltimore-based Haystack for its technology to detect minimal residual disease by catching the early signs of a solid tumor’s recurrence by sifting out small pieces of cancer DNA floating in the bloodstream.

Quest Diagnostics Inc posted first-quarter profit ahead of Wall Street estimates on Thursday as its base business helped offset a fall in COVID-19 test kits sales. Demand for routine diagnostic tests has picked up as an increasing number of people return to the healthcare system for routine care after delaying care during the pandemic.

For health plans to try to tackle the complex issue of food insecurity and its overall impact and consequences, it takes another step, but the outcomes are worth it. Let’s look at Pack Health’s Better Food for Better Health (BFBH) to demonstrate. Our food insecurity solution combines biweekly food box delivery, food security screenings and digital health coaching into an in-depth, but practical, program for those experiencing food insecurity. BFBH presents a valuable opportunity for health plans, health systems, and employers to support vulnerable populations experiencing food insecurity.

Secaucus-based Quest Diagnostics and NewYork-Presbyterian on Monday announced that Quest has completed its previously announced acquisition of select assets of the laboratory services business of NewYork-Presbyterian. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

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11: Health Care & Life Sciences / Quest Diagnostics / New Jersey / Public Company

Quest Diagnostics recently unveiled a suite of advanced diagnostics and support services designed to broaden access to lab tests for transplants. Quest hopes to improve testing compliance among patients by making the testing more accessible. Its Advanced Specialized Transplant Services now include customized educational resources for patients, expedited transport and processing of tests and 5,000 mobile phlebotomists for at-home specimen collection.

Times like these demonstrate the importance of the health care industry to New Jersey’s economy. The sector’s impact has been well documented in dollar terms over the years and officials at levels profess to recognize the critical role health care companies play – not only in providing care but also keeping the state in business. This year’s Health Care Power 50 list reflects another side of the economic story.