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Pathologists: Will CDHP-insured Patients Pay You?

Commentary and Opinion by R. Lewis Dark /

FOR THOSE AMONG YOU WHO THINK STRATEGICALLY, our White Paper is sure to be a revelation. It is a sophisticated and detailed overview of the role Consumer-Directed Health Plans (CDHPs) will play in the upcoming revolution within the American healthcare system. Today I’d like to address one specific element in this White Paper. It is […]

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Helping Labs Get Ahead Of the CDHP Tsunami

Clinical Laboratory Trends /

THIS IS THE THIRD WHITE PAPER published by THE DARK REPORT in the past 10 years. We think you will find it the single most important intelligence briefing we’ve produced. That’s because of two reasons. First, the American healthcare system is in the earliest stages of total revolution. Like every true revolution, upheaval disrupts the

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Consumer-Directed Health Plans To Be Healthcare’s Next Wave

Managed Care Contracts /

“There is an opportunity for laboratories to put strategies in place to benefit from the changes triggered by wider use of CDHPs.” —Paul Mango CEO SUMMARY: It is widely known that growing numbers of employers are turning to consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) as a way to control increases in their annual health benefit costs. But

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Internet as Threat and Opportunity for Labs

Commentary and Opinion by R. Lewis Dark /

IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THIS CRUSTY CURMUDGEON WEIGHED IN ON technology changes with the potential to reshape laboratory services as we know them today. However, things are changing and today I’d like to call your attention to certain developments with the Internet and comment on their potential to trigger change in our industry. Many of

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Picking Top Ten Stories Of 2005 for Lab Industry

Clinical Laboratory Trends /

CEO SUMMARY: THE DARK REPORT offers its pick of the “Ten Biggest Lab Stories of 2005.” This year’s list of stories ranges from major consolidation in both the laboratory and health insurance industries, to “true crime” episodes that triggered criminal indictments of certain public lab executives. 2005’s most important story may be the forceful arrival of consumer-directed health

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“December 5, 2005 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”

Late Breaking Lab News /

On November 9, Luminex Corporation was awarded the “2005 Clinical Diagnostics Technology of the Year” Award from Frost & Sullivan. The award recognizes “clinical diagnostics technology that shows the potential to become an industry standard, achieve a high degree of market acceptance, and maintain a competitive posture in several market segments.” Luminex’s xMAP® technology was

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Middleware Provides Opportunity For Labs to Gain New Functions

Laboratory Information Systems /

“Even as more laboratories begin to use middleware, the number of functions and uses for middleware continues to increase —Gregory R Vail, CEO, Data Innovations, Inc. CEO SUMMARY: Middleware is attracting attention throughout the laboratory industry. It describes the software applications that bridge instruments and the LIS, or sit on top of the LIS to

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Using Laboratory Informatics to Add Value

Commentary and Opinion by R. Lewis Dark /

IN THIS ISSUE, YOU WILL READ ABOUT THE SALE of Spectrum Laboratory Network and the ongoing integration of laboratory services at Geisinger Health System. Although, on first reading, it may seem that these two stories are unrelated, I would like to call your attention to a common attribute that underpins the success of these two

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Spectrum Lab Network Is Sold to Equity Investor

Clinical Laboratory Trends /

CEO SUMMARY: Timing of the sale of Spectrum Laboratory Network to Apax Partners, L.P. was unexpected, but it’s been known for some time that the fast-growing regional laboratory was entertaining purchase offers. Under new ownership and with ready access to ample capital, Spectrum is optimistic that it can sustain its rapid rate of growth while

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Private Equity Firms: Ready to Buy More Labs?

Clinical Laboratory Trends /

CEO SUMMARY: Times are good in the laboratory industry. At least that’s the opinion of a growing number of professional investors. They are searching throughout the country for laboratories to acquire. They are motivated by the consistent financial performance of many lab companies, both public and private. Another message from the Spectrum sale is that

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