This is an excerpt from a 2,350-word article in the Oct. 30, 2017 issue of THE DARK REPORT. The complete article is available for a limited time to all readers, and available at all times to paid members of the Dark Intelligence Group.
CEO SUMMARY: Growing numbers of hospitals are being asked to enter into a
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Lab Scheme Recruits Hospitals To Bill as In-Network Providers
By Joseph Burns, from the Volume XXIV, No. 15 – October 30, 2017 issue
CEO SUMMARY: Management companies using a new generation of potentially fraudulent schemes are targeting hospitals and health systems for arrangements that use questionable means to increase lab test volume and revenue. The management companies often use the term “hospital outpatient department (HOPD) billing model” to describe these arrangements. The scammers want the hospitals, as in-network
Office-Based Physicians Want In-Clinic Laboratories
By Joseph Burns, from the Volume XVIII No. 6 - May 2, 2011 issue
CEO SUMMARY: Interest by office-based physicians in creating an in-clinic medical testing laboratory is on the increase. This has direct consequences for independent commercial labs, hospital lab outreach programs, and anatomic pathology groups, since office- based physicians are a primary source of lab test referrals. One consultant says that 60% to 70% of the volume
FDA Sends Warning Letter to Abbott Laboratories
By Robert Michel, from the Volume XIV No. 6 - April 23, 2007 issue
CEO SUMMARY: On March 13, 2007, the Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Abbott Laboratories’ Chairman and CEO, Miles D. White. The letter identified nine quality system violations and requested a satisfactory response by August 15, 2007. The warning letter is based on deficiencies identified by FDA inspectors at Abbott’s manufacturing facility
Tour of Korean Labs Has Plenty to Teach
By Robert Michel, from the Volume XIII No. 6 - May 1, 2006 issue
CEO SUMMARY: Faster turnaround times and better quality seem to be some common motivations for installing automation in the three Korean labs visited by THE DARK REPORT last month. All the laboratories were extra clean and neat, relative to most North American labs. Each of the laboratories visited reports a high degree of satisfaction with the performance of
Eritrea Uses St. Louis For Reference Testing
By Robert Michel, from the Volume X No. 6 - May 5, 2003 issue
CEO SUMMARY: On one level, it’s the classic story of volunteerism and help for a developing nation. But on another level, it’s a dramatic demonstration of how new technologies allow two hospital laboratories in St. Louis, Missouri to effectively provide reference laboratory tests and related services to Eritrea, a small country located 12,000 miles from
“September 4, 2001 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel, from the Volume VIII No. 12 - September 4, 2001 issue
Here’s early warning: Medicare and Medicaid funding will become high-profile issues during 2002. Numbers just released by the Congressional Budget Office indicate that Medicare spending will increase by 10% during fiscal 2001 over fiscal 2000. Increased provider payments are contributing to part of the increase. Meanwhile, the nation’s economic slowdown is slashing state tax collections,