R. Lewis Dark
Articles by R. Lewis Dark
A Whistleblower Risk for Lab Leaders to Navigate
Our lead briefing details a federal appeals cou…
Permanent PAMA Reform Must Happen in 2026
Previously, it would have been hard to imagine …
Crucial Themes Shape 2026 Executive War College
With 2026 now upon us, our attention here at …
In 2026, Challenges Can Be Business Opportunities
Looking over The Dark Report’s annual rundown of the most significant clinical laboratory and pathology stories of the past year, the world “tumult” comes to mind. At points during the past year the tumult leaned in the favor of labs, such as a federal …
Paper, the Cloud, and Lessons for Laboratories
Paper requisitions. Cloud-based data. These two…
More Signs of Shifting Sands in the Lab World
If you feel like the ground is shifting under y…
Observing a Champion … and Some Antagonists
Judging from the briefings we pr…
RESULTS Act Offers Another Chance at PAMA Relief
OVER YOUR SHOULDER, YOU MAY HEAR THE CLOCK TICK…
An Insider’s Observances of Lab Outreach Deals
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO VIEW CLINICAL LABORATORY OUTREACH ACQUISITIONS and the enormous amount of money changing hands in these deals. From one point of view, those fearful of the continued expansion of national lab giants like Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics may shive…
Don’t Let the Payers Enjoy All the Benefits of Data
PROBABLY SINCE THE ADVENT OF M…
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Volume XXXIII, No. 4 – March 23, 2026
A federal court ruling has established a safe harbor for clinical labs when they run tests ordered by physicians. Lab leaders should examine this briefing for pitfalls. Also, it turns out that providers may be ordering inappropriate vitamin D tests, according to one expert.
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