January 6, 2025, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXII, No. 1 – January 6, 2025 Issue

In response to the 2021 federal law requiring all medical test results to be released to a patient’s electronic medical record upon availability, a team of researchers at Michigan Medicine recently conducted a study to learn whether patients could understand the standard pathology …

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Machine Learning Poised to Give Clinical Labs New Capabilities

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXX, Number 16 – November 13, 2023 Issue

“One of the first questions I ask the laboratory team is ‘do you want to continue to be a factory or do you want to be a change agent in healthcare?’ They all answer that they want contribute to positive change.” —Michael Simpson …

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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 …

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Pharmacogenetic Tests Deliver for Avera Health Lab

By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXX, No. 6 – April 17, 2023 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: When Avera Institute for Human Genetics wanted to expand its genomics program, it used its past learning with pharmacogenetics to guide the effort. Two key insights? Ask physicians abo…

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Laboratories Can Find Value in Use of Leftover Samples

By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXX, No. 5 – March 27, 2023 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: After testing on behalf of patients, there are often leftover samples. One company developed a platform to enable life science customers to access the samples and associated diagnostic data for research purposes. For clinical labs, the leftover samples provide an opport…

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LIS-EHR Fees Increasing, Say Hospital Lab Execs

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXVI No. 4 – March 18, 2019 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Hospital and health system lab managers say some vendors of electronic health record systems for independent physicians are aggressively raising the fees they charge labs. Labs serving outreach physicians now pay more in two ways, they say. First, they pay the price the vendo…

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For Labs, Blockchain Offers New Opportunities

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXVI No. 3 – February 25, 2019 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Some of blockchain’s proponents view its potential uses in health information technology to combat cybersecurity threats and improve the secure exchange of health information through electronic medical record systems. But for clinical laboratories, blockchain could be the k…

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U of Florida Health Improves Patient Care with PGx Testing

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXV No. 17 – December 3, 2018 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Since 2011, the University of Florida Health System has used pharmacogenetic test (PGx) results to guide physicians when they prescribe certain drugs. This initiative has improved patient outcomes, reduced the overall cost per episode of care, and gained partial reimbursemen…

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Michigan’s Ascension labs work together to align with a fully integrated health system

By Mary Van Doren | From the Volume XXV No. 13 – September 10, 2018 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Two trends are driving a movement to standardize laboratory operations across large regions: the integration of clinical care and the need for hospitals and health networks to continuously improve patient outcomes. THE DARK REPORT outlines an ambitious program in Michigan, wh…

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Michigan’s Ascension to Standardize Labs Throughout the State

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXV No. 13 – September 10, 2018 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Two trends are driving a movement to standardize laboratory operations across large regions: the integration of clinical care and the need for hospitals and health networks to improve patient outcomes continuously. In Michigan, Ascension Health is an example of a lab team wor…

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