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OPKO’s BioReference, Sonic Each Release Earnings Reports
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXX, Number 18 – December 26, 2023 Issue
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF RECENT FINANCIAL EARNING REPORTS for OPKO’s BioReference Laboratories and Sonic Healthcare Ltd’s lab operations in the U.S. This finishes our coverage of Q3-23 financial reporting by the larger public laboratory corporations. …
Violating EKRA Earns Lab Owner an Eight-Year Prison Sentence
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXX, Number 18 – December 26, 2023 Issue
THIS MAY BE THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE CASE involving a clinical laboratory and the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (EKRA). Former Arrayit Corporation president Mark Schena was sentenced in October 2023 to eight years in federal prison and ordered to pay $24 million in resti…
Payers Are Right to Be Wary of Claims for Some LDTs’ Value
By Virchow | From the Volume XXX, Number 17 – December 4, 2023 Issue
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Most IVD Firms Increase Q3 2023 Base Business Revenue
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXX, Number 17 – December 4, 2023 Issue
Most in vitro diagnostics (IVD) companies reported increases in base business during the third quarter (Q3) 2023. The numbers, in the single digits, softened the blow from the continuing drop-off in COVID-19 test sales. Manufacturers of tests and laboratory instruments are launching ne…
Q3 2023 Financial Reports Show Growth at Labcorp, Quest
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXX, Number 16 – November 13, 2023 Issue
Blood brothers Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics showed momentum beyond COVID-19 testing and toward areas that grew base business revenue in their third quarter (Q3) 2023 financial reporting. Company leaders called attention to more partnerships and acquisitions of ho…
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 …
Labcorp and Quest Discuss Outreach Acquisition Potential
By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXX, No. 14 – October 2, 2023 Issue
GIVEN THE POTENTIAL UPSIDE OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ADDED REVENUES, both Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics remain on the prowl to acquire more hospital laboratory outreach …
Private Health Insurers Are Aware of Problems with CPT Code 81408
By Virchow | From the Volume XXX, No. 13 – September 11, 2023 Issue
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Despite COVID-19 Losses, IVD Executives Remain Upbeat
By Donna Marie Pocius | From the Volume XXX, No. 8 – May 30, 2023 Issue
Continuing declines in COVID-19 test revenues was a common theme during the first quarte…
Quest, Labcorp Both Report Growth in Base Lab Business
By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXX, No. 7 – May 8, 2023 Issue
DURING THE LATEST QUARTERLY EARNINGS REPORTS from Quest Diagnostics and Labcorp, it was largely “same old, same old” as base business continues to improve post-pandemic, while C…
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