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The Dark Report Interviews the CDC’s Reynolds Salerno, PhD

Reynolds Salerno, PhD, had a front row view into the federal government’s response, both to the SARS-CoV-2 pan­demic and the recent monkeypox outbreak. As Director of the Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Salerno played an instrumental role in how diagnostic testing was provided during recent public health emergencies. In …

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How Labs Can Improve Their Relationships with Payers for Genomic Test Reimbursement

This is an excerpt of a 2,215-word article in the October 10, 2022 issue of  THE DARK REPORT. The full article is available to subscribers. CEO SUMMARY: For payers and health plans, it may be a matter of trust that initially ensures new and novel genomic test reimbursement. A panel of experts at the Executive War College offered insights on effective …

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Telemedicine Firms Offer Home Blood Draws

This is an excerpt of a 1,415-word article in the September 19, 2022 issue of  THE DARK REPORT. The full article is available to subscribers. CEO SUMMARY: Telemedicine provider Teladoc Health has announced new services for certain primary care customers that include at-home phlebotomy appointments. The move is evidence of the consumer demand for increased …

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Lab Workshop Solutions to Staffing, Cost-Cutting, Revenue Problems

This is an excerpt of a 1,591-word article in the August 8, 2022 issue of  THE DARK REPORT. The full article is available to subscribers. CEO SUMMARY: Responding to requests from numerous lab managers, The Dark Report is organizing a one-and-a-half-day lab workshop program that will come to your city. Workshop leaders are from labs successful …

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Powerful Lab Market Forces Impacting the Industry

This is an excerpt of a 1,584-word article in the August 8, 2022 issue of  THE DARK REPORT. The full article is available to subscribers. CEO SUMMARY: These are challenging times for the nation’s hospitals, health systems, and clinical labs. A perfect storm of three lab market forces involving unprecedented shortages of lab staff, nurses, …

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Might LDT Regulation Bill Support Be Waning in Congress?

This is an excerpt of an 833-word article in the July 18, 2022 issue of  THE DARK REPORT. The full article is available to members of The Dark Intelligence Group.   CEO SUMMARY: Just weeks ago, events seemed to indicate that the Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act including an LDT regulation bill was …

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Optum to Offer Laboratory Benefits Management to other Health Plans

This is an excerpt of a 1,355-word article in the June 21, 2022 issue of  THE DARK REPORT. The full article is available to members of The Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum announced a new laboratory benefits management program aimed at improving utilization of genetic/molecular clinical laboratory testing. The goal is …

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Passage of FDA LDT Regulation Inches Closer in the Senate

This is an excerpt of a 819-word article in the June 6, 2022 issue of  THE DARK REPORT. The full article is available to members of The Dark Intelligence Group. CONGRESSIONAL LAWMAKERS ARE MOVING A BILL FORWARD that would give the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the power to regulate laboratory-developed tests. There are …

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Labs Can Expect COVID-19 Lab Testing Audits and Federal Investigations

This is an excerpt of a 2,081-word article in the May 16, 2022 issue of  THE DARK REPORT. The full article is available to members of The Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: Billions of federal dollars were paid out for needed SARS-CoV-2 testing during the pandemic. Now, even the best-run clinical laboratories and pathology groups …

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Lab Staffing Shortages Reaching Dire Levels

This is an excerpt of a 1,423-word article in the April 4, 2022 issue of  THE DARK REPORT. The full article is available to members of The Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: Just weeks ago, CAP Today characterized the current lab staffing shortage as going “from simmer to rolling boil.” Demand for medical technologists and other …

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