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Terrorist Attacks Affect Many of Nation’s Labs
CEO SUMMARY: Following terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, DC, the total shutdown of commercial air traffic in the United States for 48 hours disrupted the regular shipment of reference and esoteric lab specimens to national laboratories. Swiftly-implemented contingency eff…
In the Aftermath of Terror: Labs Deal With New Issues
SELDOM DO I WRITE IN FIRST PERSON to our clients and regular readers. Yet the events of the past few weeks—and the uncertain path our nation is about to take into the future—impel me to share some insights and thoughts. Like most of you, I watched the television coverage of these tragic events a…
Blood Bankers In USA Swamped by Public Help
CEO SUMMARY: Even as news of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the subsequent collapse of the buildings was captured on national television, people began arriving at blood collection sites to donate blood. It was a growing tidal wave of volunteer blood donors, as their n…
LabCorp to Help Collect Family DNA Specimens
CEO SUMMARY: DNA testing will be a primary tool in identifying victims of this major disaster. Officials in New York City are formulating a plan whereby private labs will do DNA testing in conjunction with New York State Police laboratories. Laboratory Corporation of America has been desi…
Events Trigger Several Responses from Quest
CEO SUMMARY: Terrorist attacks on September 11 impacted Quest Diagnostics Incorporated in a number of unexpected ways. Security measures in New York City and Washington, DC impeded normal courier activities. The immediate shutdown of all air traffic nationwide meant that air-freighted spe…
It’s Modular Automation At Beaumont Hospital Lab
CEO SUMMARY: Many hospital labs are evaluating laboratory automation options. The fastest-growing problem which needs an answer is the shortage of trained medical technologists and technicians. At William Beaumont Hospital’s new laboratory, selective workstation and modular automation s…
Wireless Lab Reporting Now Active in Wash., DC
CEO SUMMARY: While companies like iScribe and Allscripts have attracted lots of attention with their efforts to convince doctors to use wireless PDAs to order prescriptions, InstantDx has quietly launched its “OnCallData” service in Washington, DC. It offers both prescription-ordering a…
Lab Test Ordering On Web Presents Tough Challenges
CEO SUMMARY: During 1999, many factors pointed to the speedy introduction of Web-based lab test ordering between physicians’ offices and their laboratory providers. Several credible players, like Healtheon/ WebMD (now WebMD) and Advanced Health Technologies, held numerous contracts to i…
Quest & LabCorp Show Gains In Mid-Year Financial Reports
FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2001, improved pricing for lab testing services was the strongest contributor to revenue growth at both Laboratory Corporation of America and Quest Diagnostics Incorporated. One important consequence of this development is that competing …
British Firm Acquires Sunquest Info Systems
CEO SUMMARY: Sunquest Information Systems was recently acquired by Misys Plc, a software company based in the United Kingdom. The transaction is another example of consolidation within the healthcare software sector. It also demonstrates that software products developed in the United Stat…
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Volume XXXII, No. 15 – October 27, 2025
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