Why Quest for lab data

Unparalleled data with superior insights

Using Quest Diagnostics clinical data, combined with third-party, client, and other nationally relevant databases, our medical experts and data scientists illuminate insights that can help you make informed decisions as you create new, effective disease interventions. Our consultative approach is driven by a collaborative, data-driven analysis that delivers actionable results.

Comprehensive test menu

From routine testing to advanced genetic testing, our data covers nearly all therapeutic areas and can be leveraged across the drug development continuum. Quest Diagnostics data represent a diverse selection of therapeutic areas and medical conditions including:

Quest lab data features include:

  • A decade-plus of historic insights containing billions of data points reflective of national demographics
  • Results from 4000+ tests, from the common to the complex
  • Data from more than 313 million patients using 2,250+ Patient Service Centers across the US
  • A flexible data pool size that can accommodate both common and rare diseases
  • Historical data pulls and prospective feeds, with nearly real-time data, lagging less than a week
  • HIPAA compliance

Strategic alliances

  • Alliances with Walmart® and Safeway® provide expanded access to lab testing in rural communities where people live and work
  • Sophisticated, data providers that allow for linkage to de-identified data sets include:
    • Datavant
    • Hc1
    • HealthVerity
    • IQVIA
    • Komodo Health
    • Management Science Associates, Inc.
    • Symphony Health

National and third-party databases include:

  • Census Data
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  • Integrated third-party and client data for a robust, highly accurate data pool

Fusing de-identified data and analytics with the right insights can provide a clear picture of a broad range of medical conditions and patient populations, driving efficiency and improving the quality of care for millions of Americans.

HIPAA and protecting privacy

Quest Diagnostics is committed to protecting the privacy of identifiable health information, while advancing the science of healthcare and empowering better patient health. Throughout all stages of our research and reporting, maintaining patient privacy is paramount.

Our extensive data-collection process includes de-identifying data from multiple sources, which ensures that health information is anonymized. By protecting patient confidentiality while enabling our data scientists to analyze and interpret health trends, we can help our clients make more informed decisions on their journey toward effective disease interventions.

We follow the terms and conditions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) explicitly. Any protected health information (PHI) data is de-identified, stored, and used for legitimate public health purposes in full accordance with the law.

Quest Diagnostics is a covered entity under HIPAA, which, with patient authorization, provides us with the ability to reach out to patients for clinical trial purposes as a care option. Quest also offers the use of our lab data to help identify the right clinically profiled patients who may be eligible for your clinical trials. We can also identify the physicians servicing these patients and reach out to them directly to educate them about your clinical trial.