Regulating Laboratory Tests: What Framework Would Best Support Safety and Validity?

Horrow C, Kesselheim AS - Milbank Quarterly

  • Regulation and Clinical Evidence

Summary:

The authors discuss the need for a balanced regulatory framework for laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) that protects patients without stifling laboratory innovation. They also discuss the impact and rationale behind proposals like the VALID Act and the FDA’s LDT final rule.

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