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HHS Publishes Final Rule for Health IT Interoperability

THERE IS A NEW FEDERAL RULE intended to improve interoperability and portability of patient information. This rule could be a significant benefit for clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups. In December, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Offi…

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Atrium Health’s Advice on Epic Beaker Rollouts

CEO SUMMARY: Starting in 2019, Atrium Health began a years-long process to implement Epic Beaker as its laboratory information system. It was an enormous effort, involving dozens of locations across three s…

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May 30, 2023, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News

Hospital laboratory outreach programs continue to be acquisition targets for national laboratory companies. Earlier this month, Labcorp in Burlington, North Carolina, announce…

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VA: 120,000 Cancelled Lab Tests Did Not Route to Physicians

OFFICIALS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) AND ORACLE CERNER found themselves on the …

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Fujifilm Buys Inspirata’s Digital Pathology Assets

CEO SUMMARY: Fujifilm’s acquisition of the digital pathology technologies and clients of Inspirata marks the departure of one early entrant into the digital pathology market. At the same time, executives from Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation discuss why the company is incr…

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Labcorp Selects Oracle Cerner to Streamline Lab Workflows

THERE IS A UNIQUE CORPORATE COLLABORATION unfolding that involves Labcorp and Oracle Cerner. Announced in November, Labcorp will use Oracle Cerner’s lab information systems to update clinical laboratory workflow processes and support the sharing of patient data across healthcare organ…

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Use This Five-Step Process to Implement a New LIS

CEO SUMMARY: Rolling out a new laboratory information system (LIS) is a costly, time-consuming project. One expert outlines five steps that clinical labs can take to alleviate pressures while ensuring the right people are onboard to help the endeavor move forward. Among the steps is…

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Tactics to Standardize Point-of-Care Testing

CEO SUMMARY: Managing point-of-care testing (POCT) at a multi-hospital health system like Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) often means overseeing thousands of nurses and staff members who perform such tests. Lessons learned at JHM in standardizing POCT, training staff, and maintaining q…

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Oracle’s Plans for Cerner Might Increase Value of Lab Test Data

ONE MAJOR INFORMATICS PLAYER HAS AMBITIOUS PLANS that could make diagnostic data more accessible and, at the same time, more valuable for clinical laboratories. Oracle, the new owner of Cerner Corporation, is telling financial analysts that it wants to create a national repository of h…

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LIS Market Will Change After Oracle and CliniSys Acquisitions

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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