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College of American Pathologists
One Lab’s Solution to Its Histotechnologist Shortage
Histology workforce shortages remain one of the major challenges within the clinical laboratory industry, and, unfortunately, as the demand for histotechnologists increases, the number of qualified personnel has been decreasing. A report releas…
Redefining Path Reports to Be Patient’s Partner
CEO SUMMARY: The 21st Century Cures Act gave patients immediate access to their pathology report results, prompting pathologists to rethink their role. New research indicates that patients often see their pathology results before their physicians do, creating a gap in cont…
More Signs of Shifting Sands in the Lab World
If you feel like the ground is shifting under y…
CAP Regains VA Lab Accreditation Contract
CEO SUMMARY: In a blow to The Joint Commission, the US Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a new clinical laboratory accreditation contract to the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The decision highlights the competition between the two accrediting organizatio…
Accreditors Explain Changes to CLIA Supervisor Qualifications
In December 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced major updates to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) personnel regulations, which went into effect on December 28, 2024. During a panel discussio…
October 27, 2025, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
In yet another shuffling of the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) space, Hologic announced on Oct. 21 that it was being acquired by private equity firms Blackstone and TPG for $18.3 billion. The deal will take Hologic off the Nasdaq, likely in early 2026. TPG and Blackstone lauded Hol…
Deal Offers Signals about the Future of Digital Pathology
THE DIGITAL PATHOLOGY MARKET IS AT AN INFLECTION POINT, AND TEMPUS’ RECENT $81.25 MILLION ACQUISITION OF PAIGE underscores both the challenges and opportunities ahead. While the pandemic temporarily accelerated digital pathology adoption, with vendors raising large su…
August 25, 2025, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
As we first reported in Dark Daily earlier this month, several states have taken initiative to regulate how artificial intelligence (AI) applies to clinical laboratory services. For example, a California law that went into effect earlier this year impacts providers who use gene…
Lab Industry Fallout from CLIAC Termination
CEO SUMMARY: Some diagnostic lab leaders and anatomic pathology practice owners may not immediately think that the elimination of a federal advisory panel should be on their radar. But the demise of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee may cost labs by de…
LDT Oversight May Fall to Congress, CLIA
CEO SUMMARY: After a federal court struck down the FDA’s final rule on laboratory developed tests, attention has shifted to Congress and CLIA as likely paths forward for oversight. A lack of bipartisan momentum makes new legislation unlikely in the near term. Experts sug…
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