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Readers will uncover a theme of mergers and consolidations running throughout this issue of The Dark Report. Case in point is our story about the pending merger between Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services. If the deal goes through, the new system will have 58 hospitals across five states. The Dark Report also notes revenues from Labcorp’s acquisition of Ascension Health, and reports on the creation of a major MT training center in Utah.

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The Dark Report digs into the pressure facing CAP and The Joint Commission to hire enough inspectors and surveyors. We also look into a Labcorp whistleblower settlement and how Atrium Health’s labs spearheaded cost savings based on pandemic relationships.

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The Dark Report explores the decision by The Joint Commission to no longer accept COLA-accredited facilities at its own accredited organizations, and reprints the letters sent by both TJC and COLA relative to the move. In other news, CLIA changes are coming and The Dark Report has an exclusive interview with a member of the committee studying those potential changes.

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Eight key macro trends in the clinical laboratory and pathology industries will shape 2023 and beyond. The Dark Report outlines these trends for administrators to use in planning their future business strategy. Also, consumers are shaping modern lab outreach efforts and lab leaders will do well to pay heed to generational preferences.

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In an exclusive interview with The Dark Report, the founder of an innovative diagnostics company shares the firm’s new hybrid approach to collecting and analyzing blood samples, uniting the retail pharmacy and the clinical lab for both convenience and quality. In other news, an LIS company explains the steps needed to install a new LIS.

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The Director of the CDC’s Division of Laboratory Systems gives an exclusive interview about lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, U.S. hospitals are poised to lose billions, a problem that has strong implications for labs. In IVD news, Qiagen and Bio-Rad Laboratories are reportedly in merger discussions.

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Four experts explain proven ways to improve payer relationships and get genetic tests reimbursed promptly. Also, Mayo Clinic is exploring how AI and computational pathology can improve productivity and diagnostic accuracy in ways that even labs at smaller hospitals can put into practice.

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A telemedicine firm is offering home phlebotomy service as consumers are increasingly interested in new ways to access healthcare. Also, a Texas lab outlines its dual accreditation path, and an expert explains how using Lean methods can help labs cut costs while improving quality and even enhancing employee retention.

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A Johns Hopkins Medical point-of-care testing leader shares tactics for standardizing POCT across a wide range of hospitals and other sites. Also, the lab industry notches a win in court against the Department of Health and Human Services relative to PAMA implementation. Finally, the Dark Report has organized a new roundtable workshop program to address solutions to budget cuts, staffing issues and revenue enhancements.

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