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More Signs of Shifting Sands in the Lab World
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXXII, No. 15 – October 27, 2025 Issue
If you feel like the ground is shifting under y…
After Regaining Outreach, Lab Grows it by $10M
By Janette Wider | From the Volume XXXII, No. 14 – October 6, 2025 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: In this case study, Kootenai Health in Idaho explains how taking back lab outreach services from a commercial lab company can improve physician satisfaction, enhance patient care, and increase revenue. Although the transition was bumpy, within two years of bri…
At ADLM 2025, Spotlight Shines on Relationships
By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXXII, No. 11 – August 4, 2025 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: At the ADLM conference, a new industry survey about the dynamic relationship between medical laboratories, physicians, and patients presented a strong argument for labs taking the lead in communicating and being more accessible to their colleagues. A troubleso…
Regional Health Systems Are New Dominant Players in M&A
By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXXII, No. 9 – June 23, 2025 Issue
READERS OF THE DARK REPORT UNDERSTAND HOW INTERTWINED THEIR CLINICAL LAB BUSINESS is with healthcare system mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Thus, financial service firm Morgan Stanley’s recent report on M&A activity in the healthcare industry will be of inte…
Others Want Diagnostic Data, Labs Should Too
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXXII, No. 8 – June 2, 2025 Issue
ONE NEED NOT LOOK FURTHER THAN THE PAGES OF THIS ISSUE OF THE DARK REPORT to once again realize the importance of the diagnostic data residing within your clinical laboratory operations. Perhaps it’s rote to say “diagnostic data is a gold mine” for labs…
Epic Gains EHR Market Share as Oracle Loses Ground
By Stephen Beale | From the Volume XXXII, No. 8 – June 2, 2025 Issue
EPIC SYSTEMS, THE DOMINANT VENDOR OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR) SOFTWARE, expanded its market share in 2024, gaining a net 176 hospitals and 29,399 beds. That’s according to KLAS Research, which based its data on interviews with hospitals as well as other sources, including the v…
Quest Diagnostics, Labcorp Issue Q4 and Full Year 2024 Earnings
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXII, No. 3 – February 17, 2025 Issue
LAB ACQUISITIONS IN 2024 WERE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO REVENUE GROWTH at the nation’s two biggest clinical laboratory companies. This was reflected in the fourth quarter and full year 2024 earnings reports issued by Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics. Here are recently …
Top 10 Lab Stories for 2024 Reflect Important Trends
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 17 – December 16, 2024 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Most clinical laboratory managers will agree that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final rule to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) is the biggest lab industry story for 2024. Every laboratory performing LDTs must now devote money and time to comply with the…
Epic Sued for Antitrust Violations by Small, Start-up Company
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 14 – October 14, 2024 Issue
IT’S BEING CALLED A “DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH” SPAT. Last month, Particle Health of New York City filed an …
HHS Issues Final Rule to Deal with Information Blocking
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 11 – August 12, 2024 Issue
ANY HEALTHCARE PROVIDER DETERMINED TO HAVE COMMITTED “INFORMATION BLOCKING” can now be asse…
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Volume XXXII, No. 15 – October 27, 2025
The Dark Report examines the momentous decision by the VA to switch accreditors from The Joint Commission to CAP. Also, we analyze retractions in pathology journals to gain insight into scientific fraud.
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