TAG:
anatomic pathologist
Two Positive Messages to Focus on at Year’s End
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXIX, No. 17 – December 12, 2022 Issue
Clinical laboratory managers and anatomic pathologists are winding down another tumultuous year for the healthcare industry. It was a year marked by unexpected twists and turns. It was also a year marked by two positive developments for labs. First, the…
2022’s Top 10 Lab Stories Confirm Challenging Times
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 17 – December 12, 2022 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: There are valuable insights to be gleaned from The Dark Report’s “Top 10 Lab Industry Stories for 2022.” Several of this year’s story picks involve external forces reshaping healthcare in the United States in profound ways. Other story picks for 2022 illustrate …
Is Artificial Intelligence Ready for First Use in Anatomic Pathology?
This is an excerpt of a 2,276-word article in the April 12, 2021 issue of THE DARK REPORT (TDR). The full article is available to members of The Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: Use of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze digital pathology images and aid in diagnosis—or…
Is Artificial Intelligence Ready for First Use in Anatomic Pathology?
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII No. 5 – April 12, 2021 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Use of artifical intelligence (AI) to analyze digital pathology images and aid in diagnosis—or even in making the primary diagnosis—is much discussed. Experts in pathology regularly predict that use of AI in image analysis will transform the pathology profession. Bu…
Pathologist’s Prison Term Is a Warning for AP Groups
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII No. 3 – March 1, 2021 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: In January, a former VA pathologist was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison following his conviction on charges of involuntary manslaughter and mail fraud. The facts in this case show why leaders of clinical labs and pathology groups need to be aware of individuals …
Specimen Volume Returns at Dallas-based ProPath
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVII, No. 12 – August 24, 2020 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Like other physician specialties, anatomic pathology saw a dramatic collapse in the number of daily procedures with a corresponding decline in cash flow as the COVID-19 pandemic hit with full force in March, April, and May. The good news is that the daily volume of tissue…
Proposed Medicare 2021 PFS Cuts Pathology Fees by 9%
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVII, No. 12 – August 24, 2020 Issue
IF THE PROPOSED MEDICARE 2012 PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE (PFS) RULE—published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Aug. 4—takes effect as currently written, pathology professional fees will be cut by 9%, effective Jan. 1, 2021. This was not…
Globally-Respected Pathologist Juan Rosai, MD, Dies at 79
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVII, No. 11 – August 3, 2020 Issue
Internationally-respected pathologist Juan Rosai, MD, died on July 7, at the age of 79, in Milan, Italy. Although born …
To Stay Afloat, Dallas AP Group Cut Staff, Payroll
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXVII No. 7 – May 11, 2020 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: As early cases of COVID-19 spread in some states, pathologists at the 50-member ProPath group in Dallas prepared for a widespread outbreak by preserving cash and working with bankers and other advisors to apply for federal stimulus funding. Executives also fur…
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…
CURRENT ISSUE

Volume XXX No. 2 – January 23, 2023
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.
See the full table of contentsHow Much Laboratory Business Intelligence Have You Missed?
Lab leaders rely on THE DARK REPORT for actionable intelligence on important developments in the business of laboratory testing. Maximize the money you make-and the money you keep! Best of all, it is released every three weeks!
Sign up for TDR Insider
Join the Dark Intelligence Group FREE and get TDR Insider FREE!
Never miss a single update on the issues that matter to you and your business.
Topics
- Anatomic Pathology
- Clinical Chemistry
- Clinical Laboratory
- Clinical Laboratory Trends
- Digital Pathology
- Genetic Testing
- In Vitro Diagnostics
- IVD/Lab Informatics
- Lab Intelligence
- Lab Marketplace
- Lab Risk & Compliance
- Laboratory Automation
- Laboratory Billing
- Laboratory Compliance
- Laboratory Equipment
- Laboratory Information Systems
- Laboratory Management
- Lean Six Sigma
- Managed Care Contracts
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Pathology Trends
- People
- Uncategorized
The Dark Report • 21806 Briarcliff Dr • Spicewood, TX 78669
Phone: 512-264-7103 • Toll Free Number: 800-560-6363
Email: customerservice@darkintelligencegroup.com
© 2022 The Dark Report. All rights reserved.