Negotiating Path Contracts with Hospitals, Third Parties

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXII, No. 2 – January 27, 2025 Issue

PART THREE OF A SERIES TO HELP ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY GROUPS THRIVE AND PROSPER during these challenging times, The Dark Report presents this third installment in a series that identifies clinical, operational, and financial strategies pathology groups…

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Pathologist Frederick Kiechle, MD, Molecular Pioneer, Dies at 78

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

Clinical pathology lost one of its greatest practitioners when pathologist Frederick L. Kiechle, MD, PhD, FCAP, of Cooper City, Fla., died on July 30, 2024, at the age of 78. …

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October 14, 2024, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 14 – October 14, 2024 Issue

Babson Diagnostics of Austin, Texas, received a “strategic investment” from Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD). The amount of the investment was not disclosed. In the past year, Babson launched an innovative lab testing service with retail pharmacies in Austin an…

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What if Congress Chooses to Pass an LDT-Specific Law?

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 8 – June 10, 2024 Issue

CONGRESS HAS YET TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY ON THE ISSUE of regulating laboratory developed test…

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How Private Health Insurers May Respond to FDA LDT Regulation

By Virchow | From the Volume XXXI, No. 8 – June 10, 2024 Issue

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Congressional Subcommittee Hears Testimony on FDA LDT Rule

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 6 – April 29, 2024 Issue

DURING A MARCH 21 HEARING CONVENED by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommitt…

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Examining the Worldwide Pathologist Shortage

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 4 – March 18, 2024 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Demand for pathology services is growing faster than the number of pathologists available to meet that demand. This is true for the United States and most other nations. Consequently, efforts are underway to more accurately measure the number of pathologists practicing in eac…

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March 18, 2024, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 4 – March 18, 2024 Issue

In California last month, Quest Diagnostics entered into a settlement agreement with California Attorney General Rob Bonta and nine local district attorneys. KCRA News of Sacramento reported that the “settlement resolves allegations that the company unlawfully disposed of …

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CLIA Lab Directors Must Watch Delegated Duties

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXX, Number 17 – December 4, 2023 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Laboratory accredito…

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How Certain Labs Can Crack into Health Plans’ Closed Networks

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

EDITOR’S NOTE: Our column, Virchow, is written by anonymous insiders working within the managed…

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