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BY THE TIME MOST OF YOU ARE READING THIS, it is likely that the Supreme Court ruling on the challenge to the Accountable Care Act (ACA) will be public knowledge. It was this week of June 25-June 29 that the ruling was expected to be announced. Obviously, there are three potential rulings: 1) to allow …
Hospital and Health System Labs Brace for Change Read More »
CEO SUMMARY: In less than 12 months, two big private equity firms have each launched a lab company with the goal of acquiring and/or managing the clinical labs of hospitals and health systems. In the case of aLabs, it has signed one laboratory management services contract with Aurora and Advocate health systems and another similar …
Well-Funded Buyers Put Hospital Labs in Bull’s-Eye Read More »
CEO SUMMARY: Established with a unique business plan unseen to date in the lab testing industry, aLabs has already entered into laboratory management services contracts with major health systems in Milwaukee and San Diego. This is an impressive start for a newly-formed company that has no prior experience in clinical laboratory operations. aLabs is recruiting …
aLabs Now Manages Labs for Major Health Systems Read More »
CEO SUMMARY: Based in Brentwood, Tennessee, Regional Diagnostic Laboratories (RDX) says it wants to purchase the laboratory outreach programs of nonprofit community hospitals. RDX is a partnership with Warburg Pincus, a New York investment company. It is a credible buyer and has $250 million available to fund these acquisitions. Brian Carr, RDX’s CEO, predicts that …
New Lab Company Intends to Buy Outreach Labs Read More »
CEO SUMMARY: Business intelligence is on the verge of becoming the next “big thing” in clinical laboratory management. Lab teams are using real-time data dashboards to quickly identify problems and take proactive steps to raise service levels to clients. South Bend Medical Foundation says these software systems and related tools are helping it raise the …
Indiana Clinical Lab Taps Data to Improve Service to Doctors Read More »
CEO SUMMARY: Community hospitals are recognizing increased interest in personalized medicine among consumers. One expert predicts that this will create opportunities for hospital labs and pathology groups to add value by offering subspecialty expertise in molecular diagnostics, genetic testing, and “companion informatics.” At the University of Louisville School of Medicine, the Department of Pathology and …
Pathologists Can Offer ‘Companion Informatics’ Read More »
Earlier this month, the clinical laboratory at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) was sent a letter by federal CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act) officials declaring that the laboratory was in violation of proficiency testing (PT) regulations. The OSUWMC laboratory faces two sanctions. One is revocation of its CLIA license. The second is cancellation …
June 25, 2012 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News” Read More »
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