This is an excerpt from a 2,400-word article in the Nov. 20, 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: Here at the dawn of the new era of value-based
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Paths of Hospital Labs, Independent Labs Diverge
By Robert Michel, from the Volume XXIV, No. 16 – November 20, 2017 issue
CEO SUMMARY: With each passing year, the primary role of hospital and health system labs evolves in a different direction than that of independent lab companies. This trend is a response to the creation of integrated delivery networks paid on value and how they are scored on their ability to keep patients out of hospitals
Finally, Abbott Buys Alere to Become #1 in POCT
By Jon Stone, from the Volume XXIV, No. 15 – October 30, 2017 issue
CEO SUMMARY: After nearly two years of legal battles, Abbott Laboratories’ acquisition of Alere concluded on Oct. 3. Despite antitrust requirements to divest several of Alere’s diagnostic businesses to Quidel and Siemens Healthineers, the merger makes Abbott the world’s largest provider of point-of-care testing systems. Hospitals and clinical laboratories buying POC products from Abbott and
Proposed Bill in Congress Would Regulate LDTs
By Joseph Burns, from the Volume XXIV, No. 7 – May 15, 2017 issue
CEO SUMMARY: As one response to the FDA’s efforts to regulate laboratory-developed tests, some large labs and IVD manufacturers organized the Diagnostic Test Working Group. It has engaged with congressional officials to draft legislation that would establish a risk-based review of both laboratory-developed tests and in vitro diagnostic test kits, changing current regulatory protocols for
Benchmarking with the Best To Be a World Class Laboratory
By Robert Michel, from the Volume XXII NO. 5 - March 30, 2015 issue
CEO SUMMARY : This fourth installment of this special series about the laboratory value pyramid introduces “Level Four: Use Benchmarks to Achieve Best-in-Class.” This is the highest level of the four level pyramid. When a lab organization performs at this level, it will be delivering substantial measurable value to all stakeholders and it will have the metrics to substantiate this value. At the same time, the performance of a level four lab can be validated by its use of recognized third-party benchmarks that show it is performing equal to the best labs in the United States and across the globe. It will also have customer survey data showing it meets and exceeds its customers’ expectations.
PerkinElmer Launches Lab Venture in China
By Joseph Burns, from the Volume XXII NO. 4 - March 9, 2015 issue
CEO SUMMARY: PerkinElmer is the latest U.S. organization to open a clinical laboratory business in China. Last December, it formally opened its new Suzhou PerkinElmer Medical Laboratory. The new lab is located about 60 kilometers (37 miles) west of Shanghai. It will provide neonatal and prenatal screening along with infectious disease testing. PE’s new venture hopes to leverage relationships developed from providing newborn and prenatal screening in China throughout for the past 20 years.
NorDx CEO Shares Five Rules Critical to every Lab’s Success
By Joseph Burns, from the Volume XXI NO. 11 - August 11, 2014 issue
CEO SUMMARY: To meet the financial challenges of healthcare today, clinical labs and pathology groups can follow the five classic lab rules of success. However, as noted by Stan Schofield, CEO of NorDx Laboratories in Scarborough, Maine, the “old school” methods need to be replaced by “new school” strategies. In this conclusion to a two-part
Clinical Labs Spending Money in New Ways
By Robert Michel, from the Volume XXI NO. 4 – March 17, 2014 issue
CEO SUMMARY: In response to the many changes now unfolding in the U.S. healthcare system, labs are investing their scarce capital in different ways. Five trends in lab spending can be identified. They range from expanding the informatics capabilities of a lab organization to acquiring the hottest new diagnostic technologies. For lab industry vendors, some
Quality Assurance Regs to Tighten for UK Labs
By Robert Michel, from the Volume XXI NO. 2 – February 3, 2014 issue
CEO SUMMARY: In the United Kingdom, a window of opportunity has opened for improving the quality assurance activities of pathology and histopathology laboratories. Last week, at the Frontiers in Laboratory Medicine conference, the newly-published “Pathology Quality Assurance Review” was the focus of several keynote sessions. One recommendation is to develop key assurance indicators (KAIs) that
October 21, 2013 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel, from the Volume XX No. 14 - October 21, 2013 issue
There is progress on the integration of digital pathology systems and proprietary algorithms designed to help pathologists make diagnoses. This month, Visiopharm and Omnyx LLC, announced a joint venture. On its own, in Europe last year, Visiopharm earned a CE mark for its “in vitro diagnostic (IVD) software module for the breast cancer marker HER2.”