Courtesy Idaho Capitol Sun
A controversial Idaho pathologist and his laboratory are no longer in a group of about 2,800 health care providers, responsible for the care — and lab tests — of about 160,000 Idahoans.
It’s unclear whether the network, St. Luke’s Health Partners, chose to eject Dr. Ryan Cole and his laboratory, Cole Diagnostics, or if Cole himself chose to leave the network.
The Idaho Capitol Sun reports, the removal means Cole’s laboratory is no longer “in network” for Idaho patients with certain health insurance plans.
The Idaho Medical Association in October filed a complaint against Cole with the Idaho Board of Medicine, which licenses Idaho doctors. Cole also is the subject of an investigation by the Washington Medical Commission.
