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2006’s Top Lab Stories Identify New Threats
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIII No. 17 – December 18, 2006 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Presented here are THE DARK REPORT’S “Ten Biggest Lab Stories of 2006.” Compared to earlier years, 2006 was not transformative for the laboratory industry. But it was an eventful year, particularly influenced by Siemens’ decision to acquire DPC and Bayer Diagnostics, …
Pathologist Builds General Path Business From Office Lab
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIII No. 16 – November 27, 2006 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Doctors Pathology Services in Delaware is successful for two reasons. First it runs the largest pathology lab in the state. But more important, it runs one of the few successful mobile pathology services anywhere. The Mobile Intraoperative Consultation Service(MICS)allows the…
Office-Based Docs Want Anatomic Path Revenues
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIII No. 9 – July 3, 2006 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Specialist physicians think they’ve found gold in anatomic pathology services. Indifferent regions of the United States, urologists and gastroenterologists are taking active steps to cut themselves a piece from the anatomic pathology revenue pie. Some physician groups are b…
Labs Taught Physicians How to Do TC/PC Deals
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIII No. 9 – July 3, 2006 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: As many pathology groups discover that their best urology and gastroenterology clients are taking serious steps to do their own anatomic pathology, they ask a basic question: How did their best-referring…
Technical/Professional Billing Triggers Strong Opinions
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIII No. 9 – July 3, 2006 Issue
IT’S A TREND WHICH IS GAINING THE NOTICE of growing numbers of pathologists. Physician groups are taking steps to directly engage pathologists to diagnose cases. The term “TC/PC” is often used to describe situations where two different providers provide the technical component…
Many Trends in AP Spell Lots of Change Ahead
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIII No. 2 – February 6, 2006 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Every second year, THE DARK REPORT releases its list of key trends in anatomic pathology. These trends help shape an understanding about the state of the pathology profession. Our current list includes 11 identifiable trends. This is not an auspicious sign for pathologists wh…
Failure of AD Pathlabs: Structural Weakness?
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIII No. 1 – January 16, 2006 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: AD PathLabs is the latest in a string of business disappointments. Over the past decade, a number of anatomic pathology companies have proven that they can grow rapidly—attracting substantial volumes of specimens. But these companies seem to hit a financial wall that leads …
Bio-Reference Labs Develops Regional & Niche Strategies
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XII No. 14 – October 3, 2005 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. (BRLI) of Elmwood Park, New Jersey is a lab company on a roll. In just five years, it has grown from $66 million to more than $160 million in annual revenues. For regional laboratories across the country, BRLI’s business strategies demon…
Bi-Annual Look at Trends Reshaping Clinical Labs
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XII No. 2 – January 24, 2005 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Among other things, we declare the end to the heyday of the independent commercial lab company which offers a broad test menu to all types of office-based physicians. In its place springs forth the specialty or niche testing laboratory. Small and focused on a specific number …
Changing Economics Motivate Urologists & GIs
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XI No. 10 – July 19, 2004 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Over the past 18 months, more specialist groups have created their own anatomic pathology laboratories than were created in the past five years. It’s a gold rush to tap and capture profits generated by the anatomic pathology services provided to their patient populations. T…
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