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Volume XXXIII, No. 3 - March 2, 2026

Six Themes Will Define the 2026 Executive War College

TDR Insider /

The 31st Annual Executive War College on Diagnostics, Clinical Laboratory, and Pathology Management is just eight weeks away. From financial performance to digital pathology and AI, this year’s jam-packed conference will deliver practical solutions for today’s busy clinical laboratory executives. Despite stepping down last year from day-to-day duties, event founder Robert L. Michel’s influence will […]

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Revenue Concerns to Watch at Home and Abroad

Commentary and Opinion by R. Lewis Dark /

This issue of The Dark Report explores long-term revenue interests from two angles, both of which are important for clinical laboratory leaders and pathology practice owners to contemplate. One of our briefings delves into how a lab fought back against payers that were denying claims for mysterious reasons. It is not the first organization to

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Six Themes Define 2026 Executive War College

Laboratory Management /

CEO SUMMARY: The 31st Annual Executive War College is just eight weeks away. From financial performance to digital pathology and AI, this year’s jam-packed conference will deliver practical solutions for today’s busy clinical laboratory executives. Despite stepping down last year from day-to-day duties, event founder Robert L. Michel’s influence will still be felt, both in

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RCM Automation Helps Lab Manage Billing Headaches

Laboratory Billing /

CEO SUMMARY: In an era where it is widely suspected that private payers are using artificial intelligence to review and deny diagnostic test claims, Southwest Labs in New Mexico decided to fight back. The organization worked with RCM firm Wuscott to figure out why claims were denied. The team built an AI bot to seek

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Global IVD Woes in China Should Resonate with US Labs

In Vitro Diagnostics /

In vitro diagnostics (IVD) companies reported a mix of overall growth, with many noting continuing challenges in their diagnostics divisions for recent quarterly financial results. Thermo Fisher Scientific, QuidelOrtho, and Danaher reported the strongest growth. About half of the global IVD companies reported decreased sales in diagnostics, largely due to China’s shift to volume-based procurement

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Clinical Labs Must Prep for Heightened Audits

Laboratory Compliance /

CEO SUMMARY: A new report from the Office of Inspector General sheds interesting light on just how much genetic testing has increased among Medicare Part B beneficiaries. With billions of dollars in reimbursement at stake for clinical laboratories, expect federal officials to examine the medical necessity of these tests, warns healthcare attorney Alissa D. Fleming.

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March 2, 2026, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News

Late Breaking Lab News /

The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) is pushing for passage of the Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services Act of 2025 (RESULTS Act) with the goal of attaching it to a year-end spending bill in Congress. If successful, the legislation could achieve permanent reform of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of

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