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HHS Issues Final Rule to Deal with Information Blocking

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 11 – August 12, 2024 Issue

ANY HEALTHCARE PROVIDER DETERMINED TO HAVE COMMITTED “INFORMATION BLOCKING” can now be asse…

LabCorp to Acquire Iowa’s Metropolitan Medical Lab

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXVI No. 4 – March 18, 2019 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Without making an announcement, LabCorp said it would acquire the Metropolitan Medical Laboratory, a privately-held laboratory founded in 1914 in Davenport, Iowa. The local newspaper reported that some 136 employees from Metro Medical’s laboratory operations in Moline, Ill….

Patient Care Focus Helps Path Group Win Contract

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXVI No. 3 – February 25, 2019 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: When Ascension Wisconsin wanted one pathology group to serve its needs statewide, North Shore Pathologists responded to the request for proposal by focusing on how pathologists can improve patient care through a patient-centered model. Other pathology groups responded with pr…

Sonic Uses Lab Data, Patient-Contact Tools, to Improve Outcomes

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXV No. 16 – November 13, 2018 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: In its work for a federally qualified health center, Sonic Healthcare USA helped physicians use a data-driven approach to population health management that incorporated integrated financial and clinical analytics. Also, Sonic developed technologies that give ordering physicia…

Sonic Adds More Value to Help Physicians Treat CKD Patients

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXV No. 16 – November 13, 2018 Issue

BUILDING ON THE LESSONS IT LEARNED by developing lab services that helped primary care physicians identify, diagnose, and treat diabetes patients in their practices, Sonic Healthcare USA was ready to do the same for another disease. Sonic wanted to go beyond simply reporting an accu…

December 11, 2017 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIV No. 17 – December 11, 2017 Issue

To deal with a shortage of surgical pathologists in the United Kingdom, the British National Health Service (NHS) is looking at solutions, such as deployment of digital pathology systems. According to a story in Pharma Times, the NHS is negotiating with Roche Diagnostics…

Aetna Sues Hospitals over Alleged Lab-Billing Scheme

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 17 – December 11, 2017 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: In September, Aetna filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania accusing 14 defendants—including a hospital, a hospital management company, eight lab companies or lab management companies, two physicians, and two individuals—of defrauding Aetna, its client employers, and its members….

Paths of Hospital Labs, Independent Labs Diverge

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIV No. 16 – November 20, 2017 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: With each passing year, the primary role of hospital and health system labs evolves in a different direction than that of independent lab companies. This trend is a response to the creation of integrated delivery networks paid on value and how they are scored on their ability…

Volume XXXII, No. 1 – January 6, 2025

The Dark Report examines how AI is being used to predict the outcomes of FDA LDT lawsuits. Also, this issue is Part Two of a series about boosting pathology compensation in different settings, including hospitals. Two experienced pathology consultants identify the most effective approaches when negotiating Part A pathology agreements with hospitals and health systems, along with how to use data to bolster these negotiations.

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