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OPKO Health's BioReference Laboratories Introduces Scarlet Health™, an In-Home Diagnostic Service to Expand Digital Health Access
Scarlet brings diagnostic service to patients' homes, offices and other preferred locations, delivering an on-demand, safe and convenient diagnostic
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[{"type":"text","content":"Scarlet brings diagnostic service to patients' homes, offices and other preferred locations, delivering an on-demand, safe and convenient diagnostic experience for patients and healthcare providers\n\n\nELMWOOD PARK, N.J., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ:OPK), today introduced Scarlet Health™, an in-home, fully integrated digital platform providing access to on-demand diagnostic services. Scarlet has been designed similarly to tools consumers use daily, in order to provide ease-of-use and ubiquitous conveniences. \n\n \n \n\n \nBioReference introduced Scarlet, an in-home, fully integrated digital platform providing access to diagnostic services.Backed by BioReference's national presence and infrastructure, with laboratory facilities and professionals across the country, Scarlet delivers an innovative, flexible, mobile alternative to traditional patient service centers or other draw locations when phlebotomy and other specimen collection services are needed. \nPatients will no longer need to travel for laboratory services. Healthcare providers will secure vital diagnostic information about patients reliably, quickly and easily to enable a faster diagnosis. \nTo use Scarlet's convenient, secure and safe approach to mobile specimen collection services, patients will obtain a link after visiting or connecting virtually with their healthcare provider. After confirming the services needed, a patient will verify their identity and schedule a date and time, and choose their preferred location (i.e., at their office or home) for a qualified healthcare professional to collect their test specimen. Patients will then receive real-time updates and relevant information, such as learning how to prepare for the visit or track the healthcare professional's arrival. Specimens will be sent to BioReference for testing, and the results will be securely shared online with the patient and their ordering healthcare provider. \n\"Scarlet reimagines the delivery of health care, creating an accessible, consumer-centric approach to the way patients receive laboratory services,\" said Richard Schwabacher, Senior Vice President of Digital Health and Chief Digital Officer for BioReference Laboratories. \"Scarlet is the first of many digital health advances at BioReference that aim to increase flexi...