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Volume XXXI, No. 11 - August 12, 2024

Identifying Current Lab Trends from Labcorp and Quest Experience

TDR Insider / By

Many different factors influence the operations of clinical laboratories in the United States today. One good source of competitive business intelligence is for lab administrators to follow the quarterly earnings calls of the nation’s two biggest public lab corporations. With coast-to-coast operations, they are often first to experience and respond to new trends—whether its more …

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Watch Out Pathologists! They’re Coming for Histology!

Commentary and Opinion by R. Lewis Dark / By

For any lab that depends on revenue from its histology laboratory, this issue of The Dark Report has important intelligence about a serious threat to this existing business model. One of your biggest, best-financed competitors is preparing to make a foray into this market segment of lab testing. I direct you to the sidebar with …

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How Is COVID-19 Evolving? It’s Not Like Flu or Colds

Clinical Laboratory Trends / By

CEO SUMMARY: It’s been 53 months since the SARS-CoV-2 virus triggered the worst global pandemic since 1918’s influenza pandemic. The coronavirus continues to surprise public health officials as new variants are detected, along with a multi-year pattern of summer surges in new cases. The pandemic made wastewater testing an essential tool for public health officials …

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Clarapath Raises $36 Million for Automated Histology Solution

Digital Pathology / By

AS THE HISTOLOGY WORKFORCE STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP WITH RISING CASE DEMAND, Clarapath—a Hawthorne, N.Y. company intent on changing the way laboratories process human tissue—recently raised $36 million in funding for its SectionStar tissue sectioning and transfer robot. Leading the recent funding round was Northwell Ventures, the for-profit arm of Northwell Health, New York, N.Y. …

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New Huron Survey Illuminates Consumer Healthcare Trends

Clinical Laboratory Trends / By

REGULARLY, THE DARK REPORT POINTS OUT THAT consumers are an important force in healthcare’s transformation. Those clinical laboratories wanting to stay in the forefront of diagnostic testing services would be wise to heed emerging trends in consumer preferences. The latest sign of those trends comes from Huron Consulting Group, which issued a report based on …

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Identifying Current Lab Trends from Labcorp & Quest Experience

Laboratory Management / By

CEO SUMMARY: Many different factors influence the operations of clinical laboratories in the United States today. One good source of competitive business intelligence is for lab administrators to follow the quarterly earnings calls of the nation’s two biggest public lab corporations. With coast-to-coast operations, they are often first to experience and respond to new trends—whether …

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HHS Issues Final Rule to Deal with Information Blocking

Laboratory Compliance / By

ANY HEALTHCARE PROVIDER DETERMINED TO HAVE COMMITTED “INFORMATION BLOCKING” can now be assessed penalties by federal agencies. On June 24, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule dealing with information blocking under the authority of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act). The rule describes the disincentives that can …

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August 12, 2024, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News

Late Breaking Lab News / By

In recent years, many of the national retail pharmacy chain operators announced big plans to open primary care clinics. Now, after substantial investments of billions of dollars, those same retail pharmacy chains are unwinding these business lines. This spring, Walmart announced it was shutting down its Walmart Health initiative. That includes closing all 51 of …

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