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February 9, 2026, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Epic Systems, intensifying scrutiny of how pediatric medical records are controlled and the broader power of dominant electronic health record (EHR) vendors. The suit alleges Epic unlawfully monopolizes the EHR…
Patient-Driven Testing Spurs New Opportunities
CEO SUMMARY: Patient-driven diagnostic testing is creating both opportunities and challenges for clinical laboratories, as increased demand and evolving business models stretch the industry’s capacity and profitability. However, an industry veteran in commercial lab prod…
Top Stories in 2025 Played Out in Courts, Capitol Hill
CEO SUMMARY: The biggest story of the year for clinical laboratories came in a huge court victory, as a federal judge vacated the FDA’s final rule on laboratory developed tests. Labs breathed a sigh of relief after the court decision, as the FDA rule had promised to incr…
Strategies to Succeed with Laboratory Outreach Programs
In recent years Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics went on buying sprees, acquiring laboratory outreach businesses from major health systems. They argue that they can run these operations more efficiently, while the sellers get much-needed cash infusions. (See …
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…
Oracle Hopes to Sway Market with New AI-Assisted EHR
W hile it remains to be seen whether it truly pushes boundaries, Oracle Health got attention when recently announcing it had released an immersive, next-generation electronic health records (EHR) platform fueled by artificial intelligence (AI). The system is conv…
After Regaining Outreach, Lab Grows it by $10M
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
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…
Epic Gains EHR Market Share as Oracle Loses Ground
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…
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