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. 2022 Sep 1;80(5):466-470.
doi: 10.1684/abc.2022.1763.

[The financialization of medical laboratories in France: what are the risks for the profession and public health?]

[Article in French]
Bernard Massoubre  1 , Philippe Chatron  2 , Michel Sautel  3 , Dominique Porquet  4
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[The financialization of medical laboratories in France: what are the risks for the profession and public health?]

[Article in French]
Bernard Massoubre et al. Ann Biol Clin (Paris). .
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Abstract
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Medical laboratories in France have always adapted to technical and medical progress, as well as to the regulations imposed by the supervisory authorities. However, over the last ten years, this evolution has been so important that biologists are witnessing a revolution in their mode of practice. The supervisory authorities wanted to increase and harmonize the quality of laboratory results. But the new legislation, sometimes misused, as well as the fear and the cost of accreditation, are at the origin of the excessive acceleration of the financialization of medical biology laboratories. We will see how the hegemony of financial groups can be detrimental to the quality of service provided to patients and to the independence of the medical biologist.

Les laboratoires de biologie médicale en France se sont toujours adaptés aux progrès techniques et médicaux, ainsi qu'à la réglementation imposée par des autorités de tutelle. Mais, depuis une dizaine d'années, cette évolution est si importante que les biologistes assistent à une révolution de leur mode d'exercice. Les autorités de tutelle ont souhaité accroître et harmoniser la qualité des résultats des laboratoires. Mais la nouvelle législation, parfois détournée, ainsi que la peur et le coût de l'accréditation, sont à l'origine de l'accélération démesurée de la financiarisation des laboratoires de biologie médicale. Nous verrons comment l'hégémonie des groupements financiers peut nuire à la qualité du service rendu aux patients et à l'indépendance du biologiste médical.

Keywords: accreditation; Cofrac; drift; financialisation; laboratory groups; medical biology laboratory.

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