Late Breaking Lab News
“February 26, 2001 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VI No. 7 – May 17, 1999 Issue
Multiplex testing on a single specimen is getting ever closer to the clinical marketplace. On February 19, LINCO Research, Inc. and Luminex Corporation announced an agreement that calls for LINCO to develop, manufacture, and market multianalyte immunoassay kits using…
“February 5, 2001 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VI No. 7 – May 17, 1999 Issue
This time the Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) looked in its own backyard to find a Executive Director. On Monday, February 12, Robert Neri will begin his responsibilities at CLMA. Not only does Neri have a long career in laboratory management, but he lives in the Ph…
“January 15, 2001 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VI No. 7 – May 17, 1999 Issue
In Cincinnati, the CHIN (community healthcare information network) effort of the mid-1990s has evolved into HealthBridge, a “secure, private Intranet that provides physician access to hospital clinical records, insurance eligibility, e-mail, and on-line medical reference material.â…
“December 4, 2000 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VI No. 7 – May 17, 1999 Issue
Evidence continues to grow that consumers are using the Internet to actively intervene in their health care. The Pew Foundation released a report last week that says 52 million Americans are using the Internet “to gain knowledge about disease, investigate how to participate in clinic…
“November 13, 2000 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume VI No. 7 – May 17, 1999 Issue
Last Thursday was the day Dynacare, Inc. hoped to place its initial public offering. Dynacare seeks to raise as much as $89 million…
“October 23, 2000 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VI No. 7 – May 17, 1999 Issue
Get ready for the stock market to begin creating multi-millionaires from today’s generation of commercial laboratory executives. Most laboratorians know that Roche sold $430.5 million of its stock holding in Laboratory Corporation of America stock only seven days a…
“October 2, 2000 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VI No. 7 – May 17, 1999 Issue
More clinical laboratories are interested in obtaining ISO-9000 certification. The laboratory divisions of Kaiser Permanente-Southern California and Kaiser Permanente-Northern California are each preparing for an ISO-9000 certification effort. As reported in this iss…
“September 11, 2000 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VI No. 7 – May 17, 1999 Issue
Here’s an interesting rumor. The September 11 is- sue of Business Week magazine says that Abbott Laboratories Inc. may acquire Beckman Coulter, Inc., based in Fullerton, California. Business Week quoted a financial analyst who believed the rumor w…
“August 21, 2000 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VI No. 7 – May 17, 1999 Issue
Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. (BRLI) announced that its physician Web portal service, CareEvolve.com, gained 200 enrolled physicians in the first eight days following its August 1, 2000 release. As a laboratory company, BRLI recognizes that its physician network is the real asset …
“July 31, 2000 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VI No. 7 – May 17, 1999 Issue
Medical Management Programs, Inc. (MMP) of Southfield, Michigan is the new owner of the TPA (third party administrator) business formerly held by Universal Standard Medical Laboratories. MMP purchased the TPA business involving lab testing and home health services from USML’s Chapt…
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