IVD/Lab Informatics
Quest, Labcorp Both Report Growth in Base Lab Business
DURING THE LATEST QUARTERLY EARNINGS REPORTS from Quest Diagnostics and Labcorp, it was largely “same old, same old” as base business continues to improve post-pandemic, while C…
VA: 120,000 Cancelled Lab Tests Did Not Route to Physicians
OFFICIALS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) AND ORACLE CERNER found themselves on the …
IVD Firms Prepare for OTC, Home Test Market Expansion
CEO SUMMARY: With public interest in home testing growing, some IVD manufacturers are preparing to serve a fast-expanding market for over-the-counter and at-home tests. IVD firms are banking on the…
QuidelOrtho Earns $3.3 Billion in First Year as Combined Firm
IN OUR FEBRUARY 13, 2023, ISSUE OF THE DARK REPORT, we analyzed the 2022 full-year and Q4 earnings of major IVD companies. At the time our prior issue went to press, QuidelOrtho had not yet reported its year-end results. …
Public IVD Companies Report Q4, Full-Year 2022 Earnings
YEAR-END AND Q4 EARNINGS REPORTS FROM MAJOR IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS (IVD) COMPANIES pointed to a welcome sign of core diagnostic business rebounding. That’s the good news for IVD firms. The bad news? All of the SARS-CoV-2 testing revenue that th…
National Lab Says It Will Help with Supply Chain Services
RECOGNIZING THAT SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES are troublesome to some of its clinical laboratory customers, one national lab company has announced it would like to help solve those issues. In September, Quest Diagnostics issued a press release describing …
Use Histology Laboratory Data to Illustrate Specimen ‘Life Cycle’
BECAUSE OF THE CHALLENGING LABOR MARKET, pathology labs need ways to boost staff productivity. To help identify workflow bottlenecks, one approach is to examine lab data and encourage bench teams to think holistically about specimen movement in the lab. [caption id=”attachment_36932″ align=”alignl…
Eight Macro Trends for Clinical Labs in 2023
CEO SUMMARY: Laboratory administrators and pathologists will want to carefully study eight important trends that will guide their business strategies in 2023. Many of these macro trends center on financial and operational difficulties and ways to steer around these obstacles. Anothe…
Siemens Healthineers Plans to Streamline Product Offerings
DURING A 15-MONTH STRETCH FROM 2006-2007, Siemens Healthineers spent $14 billion to acquire three competing companies and their various technologies. Today, Siemens is preparing to sunset as many as half of its legacy instruments and assays, whic…
2022’s Top 10 Lab Stories Confirm Challenging Times
CEO SUMMARY: There are valuable insights to be gleaned from The Dark Report’s “Top 10 Lab Industry Stories for 2022.” Several of this year’s story picks involve external forces reshaping healthcare in the United States in profound ways. Other story picks for 2022 illustrate …
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Volume XXXIII, No. 13 – Special Issue Fall 2026
In The Dark Report’s fall 2026 special issue, we review the state of artificial intelligence in clinical laboratories and pathology practices. Briefings include how AI can be a great equalizer for independent labs; why AI can help with diagnostic management team consultations; the role of AI in revenue cycle management; a case study on how AI-assisted workflow streamlined inspection readiness; and how image management systems and AI can work together.
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