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August 28, 2017 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIV No. 12 – August 28, 2017 Issue
Genetic testing for dogs is the goal of Embark Veterinary, of Boston, Mass. Founded in 2015, the company just raised $4.5 million from investors, including Anne Wojcicki, founder of 23andMe. Company executives say the genetic testing will help vets, pet owners, and b…
50,000 Patients to Retest After Invitae Finds Errors
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIV No. 12 – August 28, 2017 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: In recent weeks, a client notified Invitae of discordant results on a patient. The notification caused the genetic testing company to discover it had a systemic error that failed to test for a specific rare mutation associated with inherited cancer. Company officials believe …
Time’s running out to stop Medicare lab fee schedule cuts
By Mary Van Doren | From the Volume XXIV No. 11 – August 7, 2017 Issue
This is an excerpt from an article in the August 7, 2017 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: Only a few mo…
Details Emerge About End of 31-Year Lab JV
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 10 – July 17, 2017 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Quest Diagnostics is no longer an equity partner in the CompuNet Clinical Laboratory joint venture, which has operated successfully since its founding in 1986. Typical of other lab JVs and inpatient lab management agreements that the hospital or health system partners do not rene…
Ambry Genetics $800M Sale to Konica Minolta Is a Big Deal for Lab Industry
By Mary Van Doren | From the Volume XXIV No. 10 – July 17, 2017 Issue
This is an excerpt from a 2,026-word article in the July 17, 2017 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. …
Quest Diagnostics Exits 31-Year-Old Lab Venture
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIV No. 9 – June 26, 2017 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: News that Quest Diagnostics had exited the long-running CompuNet Clinical Laboratory joint venture in Dayton, Ohio, caught many observers by surprise. The only clues as to possible problems and the motivation of Premier Health, the 51% owner, to buy out Quest’s ownership sh…
Quest Diagnostics Exits 31-Year-Old CompuNet Lab Venture
By Mary Van Doren | From the Volume XXIV No. 9 – June 26, 2017 Issue
This is an excerpt from a 1,362-word article in the June 26, 2017 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: For …
More Hospitals Consider Options for Their Labs
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 6 – April 24, 2017 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Is it a new sign of the times? After decades of reluctance to sell their lab outreach businesses or enter into inpatient lab management agreements with commercial lab companies, a surprising number of hospitals and health systems are taking that step. Since the first of the y…
ARUP Laboratories Earns CAP’s ISO 15189 Accreditation
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 5 – April 3, 2017 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Being accredited to this internationally recognized standard for quality and competence communicates to clients and prospective clients that one of the nation’s largest clinical labs is committed to the highest standards of quality. Clients already knew about that commitmen…
Texas Lawmakers Asked to Stop UHC and BeaconLBS
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIV No. 5 – April 3, 2017 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: In a letter to the Texas Legislature, 20 Texas medical societies say UnitedHealthcare’s BeaconLBS program would be detrimental to patient care. The Texas Medical Association and the Texas Society of Pathologists said they were concerned that the program increases the admini…
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