Late Breaking Lab News
“May 17, 1999 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Maybe the clinical laboratory industry is finally getting its political act together. Last issue of THE DARK REPORT, we noted that the New York State Clinical Laboratory Association (NYSCLA) is working to get the New York Department of Health to issue an opinion as t…
“April 26, 1999 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Think turnover among laboratory executives and administrators is high? Get a load of this! Among CEOs at the nation’s 4,838 general, non-federal acute-care hospitals, the turnover rate was 16.9% during 1998. This was up from 12.1% in 1997. It means that one of every six hospitals got a new CEO last…
“April 5, 1999 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
As consolidation of hospital ownership goes, so goes laboratory consolidation. The big trend driving consolidation of hospital ownership is the formation of integrated healthcare systems (IHS). According to SMG Marketing Group, a Chicago-based healthcare information and marketing com…
“March 15, 1999 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
As expected, the wave of hospital mergers and acquisitions is slowing. During 1998, the number of mergers and acquisitions fell 28% from 1997. This is the first time since 1993 that the number of transactions declined. As reported by the Hospital Acquisition Report, only 144 transactions wer…
“February 22, 1999 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Here’s more validation that laboratories can use information links to doctors’ offices as added value. A recent survey of hospital CIOs was completed by PriceWaterHouseCoopers, Zinn Enterprises and Modern Healthcare Weekly. It revealed that the number on…
“February 1, 1999 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Are the financial fortunes of the national laboratories about to take a turn for the better? Financial analysts at FMR Corp. must think so. Last month the company disclosed that it had purchased 3 million common shares in Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, g…
“January 11, 1999 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Not much has been heard from Neuromedical Systems, Inc.(NSI) recently. The company makes the PapNet® Testing System for Pap smear screening and is concentrating on obtaining approval from the FDA to use PapNet as a primary screener. It is currently approved for use as an adjunct tes…
“November 30, 1998 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
ARIZONA For pathologists interested in preserving and enhancing their income, THE DARK REPORT’S Private Pathologist Income Symposium was just the item. Held in Scottsdale on November 13-14, it attracted a sell-out crowd of pathologists and practice administrators. Interest…
“November 9, 1998 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
HBO & Co. is the latest to fall victim to consolidation mania. McKesson, Inc. is purchasing HBO for $14 billion in stock. McKesson wants to complement its services as a pharmacy benefits manager with HBO’s extensive health information system capabilities. Combined,…
“October 19, 1998 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Specialty Laboratories continues to make inroads as a national reference laboratory. Amerinet selected Specialty as a clinical laboratory service provider. It joins LabCorp and Quest on Amerinet’s laboratory provider panel. Special…
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