Cautious Optimism Seen At Dark Report’s Executive War College

By Mary Van Doren | From the Volume XXIV No. 7 – May 15, 2017 Issue

This is an excerpt from an 850-word article in the May 15, 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: There…

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CEO Describes Characteristics Of the Clinical Lab 2.0 Model

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 7 – May 15, 2017 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Moving away from volume-based care will not be easy for clinical labs. After all, high volume sustains labs. But labs seeking to transition away from fee-for-service to value-based care must have a seat at the table where decisions are made, said a lab CEO who is part of Proj…

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Cautious Optimism Seen At Executive War College

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIV No. 7 – May 15, 2017 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Among the major themes to emerge from the more than 60 sessions and 100 speakers at this year’s Executive War College on Lab and Pathology Management were the accelerating pace of integrated care, the growth of precision medicine, and use of big data to guide physicians. Ot…

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Clinical Labs Bidding Up Lab Director Salaries

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 3 – February 21, 2017 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: There’s great news for pathologists and PhDs with expertise in molecular and genetic testing. Salaries are on the rise as more clinical labs build up their molecular and genetic testing programs and need talent to implement and supervise this activity. One experienced medic…

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Lab Innovators Advocate Need for Clinical Lab 2.0

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIV No. 2 – January 30, 2017 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: It is generally recognized that the clinical lab industry faces a financial squeeze of unprecedented dimensions. Lab test prices are falling steadily and more major cuts are coming to Medicare Part B fees in just 11 months. At the same time, obtaining favorable coverage and r…

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First CAP 15189 Accreditation for a Children’s Hospital Lab

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIII No. 13 – September 26, 2016 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: It’s now official. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is the first children’s hospital to earn accreditation to ISO 15189 under the College of American Pathologists. What is more interesting, however, is how lab leadership used the quality management system of ISO 15…

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Henry Ford Health System Labs Show How Lean Methodology in Healthcare Increases Revenues

By Mary Van Doren | From the Volume XXIII No. 3 – February 29, 2016 Issue

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:  Here’s a major accomplishment by the lab division of a nationally-recognized health system that has gone unreported until this DARK REPORT intelligence briefing. This article explains how using the quality management system of ISO 15189 and the Lean methodology in …

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How Mentors Can Best Train Young Lab Leaders

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIII No. 3 – February 29, 2016 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Mentoring will be the theme of a special learning track at this year’s Executive War College. Two nationally-respected experts on mentoring and leadership development will work with participating lab mentors and mentorees to help them advance their mentoring relationship. A…

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Hospital Lab Shares Ten Ways to Create Value with Lab Tests

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXII No. 14 – October 5, 2015 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Across the nation, labs in hospitals and health systems are feeling pressure from shrinking lab budgets and the need to be a contributor to the integration of clinical care. At Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, the clinical laboratory and department of pathology have respo…

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April 20, 2015 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXII No. 6 – April 20, 2015 Issue

It’s a lawsuit that Quest Diagnostics Incorporated can’t seem to make go away. Last week in California, a federal judge ruled Hunter Laboratories and Surgical Pathology Associates (SPA) can continue to pursue their antitrust lawsuit against Quest Diagnostics. …

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