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Polling Data Shows Cracks in Medical Necessity Compliance
CEO SUMMARY: Data gathered from three separate events consistently points to a common problem in clinical laboratories: Nearly one-third of respondents indicated their organizations do not review medical nece…
What ‘White Collar/Blue Collar’ Testing Split Means for Labs
As in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers consolidate to chase high-margin precision medicine, medical laboratories must learn to navigate a market split into two distinct tiers: commodity-driven volume testing and high-value, data-driven genomics. That was a key message from an IVD panel conven…
Networking and Learning from Peers Prove to be Draws
The Dark Report spends a large amount of space detailing the learnings from the dozens of sessions at the Executive War College. However, rarely do we discuss why clinical laboratory leaders choose to come to this annual flagship event. I wanted to find out more. …
Labs Looking at Cash-Based Options Face Complexity
Given all the challenges of dealing with payers, many clinical laboratories find themselves tempted by the idea of offering cash-based business lines such as direct-to-consumer (DTC) testing. The patient pays up front and undergoes the test, and the lab banks the…
Behind the Cat-and-Mouse Game of Lab Reimbursement
Financial relationships between clinical laboratories and commercial payers have evolved into a high-stakes, technological tug-of-war. For nearly a decade, the clinical laboratory industry has wrestled with the provisions of the Protecting Acce…
Expect RESULTS Act Vote by End of the Year
CEO SUMMARY: Evidence at the 2026 Executive War College suggests a coming push in clinical lab advocacy, focusing on the RESULTS Act to establish a permanent, database-driven reimbursement model. Simultaneously, federal regulators have floated the idea of heightened scruti…
Three Signals to Take from Executive War College
We’ve arrived back from New Orleans and the 3…
Tracking the Chain of Custody in Histopathology Labs
Despite increasing adoption of digital pathology systems, many histopathology laboratories remain mired in manual workflows in the critical pre-analytical phase, as specimens are collected and processed into slides. Such workflows are not only …
Pathology Lab Opportunities for Biopharma Collaboration
As anatomic pathology laboratories face declining reimbursements and other challenges to their bottom lines, one possible solution could involve collaboration with biopharmaceutical companies. But what exactly are drug companies looking for, and how can labs forg…
Six Themes Define 2026 Executive War College
CEO SUMMARY: The 31st Annual Executive War College is just eight weeks away. From financial performance to digital pathology and AI, this year’s jam-packed conference will deliver practical solutions for today’s busy clinical laboratory executives. Despite stepping dow…
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Volume XXXIII, No. 10 – August 2026
In the August 2026 briefing, The Dark Report explains the relevance behind CMS potentially changing how it pays for “software as a medical service”. Other topics include a look into how health system executives view clinical labs, possible CLIA updates, and a 30/60/90-day approach to reducing reliance on traveling medical lab techs.
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