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Is Pharmacogenomics Testing Unaffordable for Payers?
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXIV No. 1 – January 9, 2017 Issue
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, labs that perform pharmacogenomic tests complain that both government and private payers are reluctant to issue coverage guidelines and adequate reimbursement for these assays. Yet, this new class of diagnostic lab tests is the foundation of personalized and precision medici…
Pharmacogenomic Testing Draws $26 Million Recoupment from Medicare Audit
By Mary Van Doren | From the Volume XXIV No. 1 – January 9, 2017 Issue
This is an excerpt from a 1,340-word article in the January 9 issue of THE DARK REPORT. The complete article is available for a limited time to all readers, and available at all times to paid members of the Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: Phar…
December 19, 2016 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIII, No. 17 – December 19, 2016 Issue
Pathologists and lab managers interested in developing diagnostic management teams within their hospitals and health systems will be interested in an upcoming conference on that topic. Organized by Michael Laposata, MD, PhD, Chairman of the Department of Pathology at the University of Texas …
November 28, 2016 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIII No. 16 – November 28, 2016 Issue
In recent weeks, two different lab transactions were announced. One involved a hospital laboratory management contract and the other was a potential merger of two anatomic pathology lab companies. The first announcement came on October 31, when Lovelace Health System of Albuquerque, …
October 17, 2016 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIII No. 14 – October 17, 2016 Issue
Quebec’s provincial health authority is moving forward with what may be one of the largest consolidations of clinical laboratory testing undertaken in North America during the past 30 years. The goal is to bring the lab testing currently done in as many as 500 locations throughout the province int…
California Lab Company Offers Genetic Tests with Low Prices
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIII No. 9 – July 5, 2016 Issue
ONE BY ONE, A HANDFUL OF PROGRESSIVE LAB COMPANIES is finding financial success with a strategy of pricing genetic tests at levels that are affordable and attractive to the general public. These labs report an added benefit: They find it easier to get health insurers to pay their genetic test claims….
Years of Biobank Experience Pay Off for Mayo Clinic Lab
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIII No. 8 – June 13, 2016 Issue
THANKS TO 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, an existing infrastructure for banking patient specimens, and the unique capabilities of its clinical laboratory organization, Mayo Clinic has been awarded a five-year, $142 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. Last…
At Executive War College 2016, Two Big Lab Market Trends
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIII No. 6 – May 2, 2016 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: What happens when 100 lab experts interact with an audience of more than 850 lab administrators, pathologists, and IVD executives from across the United States and seven other nations? A consensus of sorts emerges and during this 2016 edition of the Executive War College on L…
March 21, 2016 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIII No. 4 – March 21, 2016 Issue
Tougher times in the clinical lab testing market have claimed another lab company. On February 28, Artherotech, Inc., posted a notice on its website stating that it had closed permanently, as of that date. Along with its several hundred employees, Artherotech’s closure caught many…
FDA Steps Up Test Enforcement, Saying Tests Need Clearance
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIII No. 4 – March 21, 2016 Issue
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