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Mobile Pathology Service Fuels Increased Revenue
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIV No. 4 – March 12, 2007 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: When pathologist Raman Sukumar, M.D. founded a generalist pathology practice in 2003, he was convinced that local doctors would support his vision of pathology at the point of care. That vision was validated by rapid acceptance of his mobile pathology laboratory and a steady …
Key Trends Drive Change for Clinical Laboratories
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIV No. 1 – January 8, 2007 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Technology plays an ever-growing role in reshaping the organization and operation of clinical laboratories. New technologies figure prominently in THE DARK REPORTāS 2007 list of key trends in the clinical laboratory industry. Technological advances in instr…
Acute Histotech Shortage Grows Across the USA
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIII No. 16 – November 27, 2006 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Pathology laboratories are enjoying steady increases in specimen volume and revenue as new molecular assays gain acceptance by clinicians. However, the supply of histotechnologists is failing to keep pace with growth in the volume of tissue-based testing. One executive who pl…
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 theyāve 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…
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 rapidlyāattracting 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, BRLIās business strategies demon…
OIG Releases Opinion On AP Lab Condominiums
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XII No. 1 – January 3, 2005 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: In responding to a request for an advisory opinion, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued an advisory opinion which declares that anatomic pathology (AP) lab condominiums ācould potentially generate prohibited remuneration under the anti-kickback statute.ā It a…
Measuring Daily Productivity of Pathologists Can Be Complex
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XI No. 14 – October 11, 2004 Issue
āConflict in groups stems from trying to use one measurement system to meet all practice goals. This is the pitfall to avoid.ā āDennis Padget CEO SUMMARY: Productivity measurement systems are widely used outside the healthcare industry to bet…
Pathology āCondo Labsā Are New Business Ploy
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XI No. 10 – July 19, 2004 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: We call āem pathology condominium laboratories. Other names are āpod labsā and āsalon labs.ā Whatever name is used, this new scheme by specialist physicians to capture pathology revenues may be the most significant threat to the anatomic pathology profession since t…
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