Latest Kaufman Hall Report: 40% of Hospitals Losing Money

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 16 – November 25, 2024 Issue

MANY HOSPITALS REPORT HEALTHIER FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE in the past 18 months. At the same time, a large proportion of U.S…

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Significant Developments Are Shaping Lab Market

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 7 – May 20, 2024 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: With 140 speakers and 1,000+ attendees, this year’s Executive War College again provided a comprehensive picture of the specific forces reshaping the U.S. market for lab testing services. Presented here is a smorgasbord of information and innovation shared by different spea…

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Labs Should Prepare for Arrival of ‘Perfect Storm’

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 3 – February 26, 2024 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: In the near future, clinical labs and pathology groups will need to address three major developments. One involves the FDA proposed LDT rule. A second is the adoption by payers of guidelines that require genetic test claims to have Z-Codes. The third centers around coming ref…

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February 26, 2024, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 3 – February 26, 2024 Issue

Following an investment of $1.75 million, officials at University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) opened a new lab facility this month that allows it to double the number of medical laboratory technicians it can train, from eight to 10 to as many as 20. In its coverage of the new training …

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Machine Learning Poised to Give Clinical Labs New Capabilities

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXX, Number 16 – November 13, 2023 Issue

“One of the first questions I ask the laboratory team is ‘do you want to continue to be a factory or do you want to be a change agent in healthcare?’ They all answer that they want contribute to positive change.” —Michael Simpson …

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Clinisys CEO Discusses Strategic Changes Labs Need to Make

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXX, Number 15 – October 23, 2023 Issue

“Today, we predict that the next storm is about ready to happen, and it will involve clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology practices.” —Michael Simpson CEO SUMMARY: In this exclusive Q&A with The Dark Report, Clinisys CEO Michael Simpson describes the …

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2022’s Top 10 Lab Stories Confirm Challenging Times

By Scott Wallask | 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 …

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U.K.-based CliniSys Acquires Nashville-based ApolloLIMS

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 6 – April 25, 2022 Issue

CONSOLIDATION IN THE CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATICS INDUSTRY took another step forward with the announcement that CliniSys (the parent of Sunquest Information Systems) was acquiring Nashville-based ApolloLIMS. This move may also further muddy the line between classic laborato…

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LIS Pioneer and Entrepreneur Sidney Goldblatt, MD, Dies at 87

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 3 – February 22, 2022 Issue

IN THE 1970S, THE ARRIVAL OF AUTOMATED LAB ANALYZERS—such as the Technicon …

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LIS Market Will Change After Oracle and CliniSys Acquisitions

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 2 – January 31, 2022 Issue

This is an excerpt of a 843-word article in the January 31, 2022 issue of  THE DARK REPORT (TDR). The full article is available to members of The Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: The Oracle and CliniSys acquisitions will create major changes. With its purchase of Cerner Corpo…

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