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VICTORY IN COURT! FOR AN INDUSTRY THAT OFTEN FINDS ITSELF on the wrong end of legal deliberations (see Theranos or various Department of Justice cases), it feels good to have a judge side with clinical laboratories. We are, of course, talking about the recent ruling from Judge Sean Jordan in Texas in which he […]
Enjoy the LDT Court Victory, Yet Remain Vigilant Read More »
We already see the second term of President Donald Trump influencing clinical laboratory business operations. It’s not The Dark Report’s stance to jump on the political soapbox of whether Trump’s actions are a tragedy or a boon; let the cable TV pundits debate that. However, as with any move—business, political, or otherwise—the success or failure
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TODAY, IT’S A CHALLENGE TO STAY UP WITH ALL THE NEW THINGS arriving in the lab testing marketplace. Novel assays are launched weekly. That is equally true for next-generation automation and lab analyzers, with vendors regularly announcing something new to their menu of products. The pace of innovation involving information technology is moving even faster.
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ONE PRIMARY TREND IN THE U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM over the past 20 years deals with how patient data is created and used. Ongoing advances in information technology and the Internet—now commonly called “the cloud”—have created capabilities for data sharing and data analysis today that were unimagined by experts only a few years ago. Most pathologists
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WOULD IT SURPRISE YOU TO LEARN THAT THERE ARE DOCTORS WHO ARE SERIAL WHISTLEBLOWERS? Given the ongoing amount of fraud in healthcare—particularly involving genetic and clinical laboratory tests—there is opportunity for physicians in private practice to recognize arrangements that involve illegal inducements and the ordering of medically unnecessary procedures. This realization came about as the
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Given the popular sentiment that artificial intelligence (AI) is now working its way into all sorts of lab analyzers, automation, and information systems, no one should be surprised that an astute pathologist would find it interesting to use artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze the legal briefs in the two ongoing federal court cases challenging the
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IT MAY BE THAT SEVERAL RECENT FEDERAL LAWS AND RULES ON TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTHCARE are allowing aggrieved parties to pull back the curtain on unsavory practices at certain health insurance companies. Both self-insured employers and the employees of these companies are filing lawsuits claiming that payers are violating these laws. The Dark Report is the
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When you crack open this issue of The Dark Report, you will find it organized around two primary stories. One story introduces you to a new type of legal attack on healthcare providers—including clinical laboratories—by class action lawyers. The second story delivers to you a comprehensive look at which lab test claims are getting paid
Getting Test Claims Paid & Class Action Lawsuits Read More »
SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT IS HAPPENING WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF FRAUD AND ABUSE LAWS by the federal Department of Justice (DOJ). The number of cases being filed has increased over recent years. In turn, that means an increase in press releases announcing criminal convictions, guilty pleas, and civil settlements. This development has become apparent over
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It was 30 years ago, in September 1995, when the first issue of The Dark Report was published and distributed to the clinical laboratory profession. For nearly one-third of a century, our editorial team has worked to bring you the most relevant news, market assessments, and case studies of lab innovations. Many of you have
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