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Volume XIV No. 6 - April 23, 2007

Is There A Power Shift in Pathology?

Commentary and Opinion by R. Lewis Dark / By

SINCE THE END OF WORLD WAR II, the dominant practice model for the pathology profession has been the private group practice. Outside of academia and a few other settings, the vast majority of pathologists practiced laboratory medicine as physician-partners in a medical group. During this same period, the pathology profession’s major defender was the College …

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Quest Bites: Will Pay $2 Billion for AmeriPath

Clinical Laboratory Trends / By

CEO SUMMARY: From its inception in the mid-1990s as a pathology physician practice management (PPM) company, AmeriPath was a business that its investors created specifically to be sold. Now Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is stepping up to pay a princely ransom of $2 billion to make AmeriPath’s ultimate destiny become a reality. However, after the marriage, …

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FDA Sends Warning Letter to Abbott Laboratories

Laboratory Compliance / By

CEO SUMMARY: On March 13, 2007, the Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Abbott Laboratories’ Chairman and CEO, Miles D. White. The letter identified nine quality system violations and requested a satisfactory response by August 15, 2007. The warning letter is based on deficiencies identified by FDA inspectors at Abbott’s manufacturing facility …

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Why Labs Will Increase their Use of Middleware and Informatics

Laboratory Information Systems / By

“Across the globe, laboratories face similar and significant challenges in how they use information technology and middleware to solve problems.” —Jacques Baudin, Executive Vice President, Technidata America Medical Software CEO SUMMARY: Middleware seems to be all the rage across the laboratory industry these days. Many lab organizations now use software provided by multiple vendors. One …

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Joint Venture Launches Molecular Pathology Lab

Molecular Diagnostics / By

CEO SUMMARY: As genomic medicine advances, researchers into various diseases quickly recognize the need to incorporate molecular pathologists onto their teams. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a large integrated health system and a private research institute have come together to jointly fund a state-of-the-art molecular pathology laboratory. The twin goals are to advance research and create …

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April 23, 2007 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”

Late Breaking Lab News / By

Last week, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated released its first quarter earnings, providing a first look at how the battle for UnitedHealth patients is unfolding. Revenue of $1.53 billion was down by 1.7%, compared to first quarter 2006 revenue of $1.56 billion. Quest notes that the number of clinical testing requisitions declined by 7.3% during this same …

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