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NEWS THAT ANTHRAX SURFACED IN NEW YORK CITY AND WASHINGTON, DC comes just as we send this issue to the printer. It follows by days the discovery of anthrax in Florida. Not surprisingly, the fear of attacks by biological and chemical weapons is taking center stage in the United States. It now dominates media coverage …
Biological Warfare Threat Takes Center Stage Read More »
IT’S BEEN ALMOST TWO WEEKS SINCE THE TRAGIC EVENTS of September 11, 2001. Like many of you, I have yet to fully comprehend the meaning of all that occurred. In going about routine tasks each day, the people I come in contact with are subdued and reflective, even somewhat distracted. They work purposefully, but at a …
Will Terror Bring Change to Our Labs? Read More »
IN READING THE FIRST DRAFTS of the stories in this issue of THE DARK REPORT, I was struck by the unsteady progress that’s been made in the lab industry by emerging technologies such as total laboratory automation (TLA) and Internet-based lab services during recent years. How many of us remember the widespread belief, back in …
Of Automation, the Internet, and Other Curiosities Read More »
CERTAINLY HIPAA SEEMS TO BE GETTING LOTS OF ATTENTION by all categories of healthcare providers, including laboratories. But I think the movement to disclose medical errors may eventually prove to be the more serious issue for clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups. Our members and clients know that just last month JCAHO began requiring hospitals …
Medical Errors Reporting Will Impact Labs Read More »
EVERY NOW AND THEN, IT HELPS TO STAND BACK and look at the big picture. In this issue, you will read a unique assessment of the lab industry and pathology profession prepared by our Editor-In-Chief. His analysis covers three points. First, he sorts the market for lab and pathology testing into four segments, then identifies …
Anatomic Pathology May Be “Hot” Opportunity Read More »
REGIONALIZATION OF LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES continues to be a dominant trend within the lab industry. That’s not news to our members and regular readers, because THE DARK REPORT closely tracks this important trend. What always surprises me, however, is the variety of new business models which emerge from efforts to regionalize lab services. These experiments …
Lab Regionalization Creates New Business Models Read More »
MANAGED CARE IS IN THE MIDST OF SHIFTING from a volume-buying discount club to a value-added partner in healthcare. During the past two years, THE DARK REPORT has identified developments in the marketplace supporting this trend and provided these insights to our clients and regular readers. Further proof of this shift in the business model …
Managed Care’s Next Evolutionary Step Read More »
FROM ALL THAT I HEAR, this year’s Executive War College was the best ever. With almost 50 speakers and 400+ attendees from the United States and countries as remote as Oman, it is a real accomplishment to produce what is increasingly recognized as the finest gathering of management executives in clinical laboratory and pathology. As …
Shift in Lab & Pathology Management Thinking Read More »
BYZANTINE MEDICARE REGULATIONS AND BELTWAY POLITICS are uncommon topics for THE DARK REPORT. There are any number of other sources out there that provide ample details about laboratory compliance, the complexities of billing and coding, and whether Senator Smootly will or won’t vote for reinstating the 20% lab co-pay. However, I believe the subject of …
Time to Change Bad Medicare Lab Policies Read More »
TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO DO SOME CRYSTAL BALL-GAZING as a way to make a point about strategic business planning for laboratories. As you will read here, our Editor-In-Chief has analyzed the year-end balance sheets of the two newest publicly-traded laboratory companies. The purpose of his intelligence briefing is to assess the balance sheet strengths …
Identifying Future Lab Winners From Losers Read More »
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