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Finally, given all of these challenges, it’s important to partner with a highly reputable drug testing facility that offers fast, accu-
rate, high-quality laboratory and genomic testing.
Scott Howell (scott.howell@tenetdiagnostics.com), M.D., MPH &TM, CPE, is chief medical officer for Tenet Diagnostics, a compre- hensive full service laboratory with concentration on clinical qual- ity, population health, and next-generation genetic tests. He is board certified in Family Practice, Preventative Medicine and Public Health and Addiction Medicine and has been in medicine for more than 25 years. Dr. Howell has served the military for 25 years, and his current reserve assignment is with the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) at the Department of Defense Inspector General (DoDIG), concen- trating on the Wounded Warrior Program, BioAssurity, and Ebola Outbreak Assessment.
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