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Behind the Cat-and-Mouse Game of Lab Reimbursement
Financial relationships between clinical laboratories and commercial payers have evolved into a high-stakes, technological tug-of-war. For nearly a decade, the clinical laboratory industry has wrestled with the provisions of the Protecting Acce…
Positioning the Lab as a Strategic Powerhouse
CEO SUMMARY: The 31st Annual Executive War College in New Orleans showcased speakers who have re-imagined the diagnostic laboratory’s role from back-office utility to a primary driver of system-wide strategy and clinical excellence. A consistent theme came up during doze…
Tracking the Chain of Custody in Histopathology Labs
Despite increasing adoption of digital pathology systems, many histopathology laboratories remain mired in manual workflows in the critical pre-analytical phase, as specimens are collected and processed into slides. Such workflows are not only …
Pathology Lab Opportunities for Biopharma Collaboration
As anatomic pathology laboratories face declining reimbursements and other challenges to their bottom lines, one possible solution could involve collaboration with biopharmaceutical companies. But what exactly are drug companies looking for, and how can labs forg…
Six Themes Define 2026 Executive War College
CEO SUMMARY: The 31st Annual Executive War College is just eight weeks away. From financial performance to digital pathology and AI, this year’s jam-packed conference will deliver practical solutions for today’s busy clinical laboratory executives. Despite stepping dow…
Lab Specimen Logistics Reach into the Home
Simple, at-home collection of blood samples could go a long way toward improving the patient experience while creating new opportunities for clinical laboratories. But it also presents unique logistical challenges as labs find themselves operating in a more consu…
Cuts to Rural Labs Boost RESULTS Act Support
CEO SUMMARY: Two related legislative concerns should have the sharp attention of clinical laboratory leaders, particularly those in rural areas. On one end, PAMA cuts are scheduled to hit on Jan. 31 short of another reprieve from Congress. Meanwhile, lawmakers at a recent …
Top Stories in 2025 Played Out in Courts, Capitol Hill
CEO SUMMARY: The biggest story of the year for clinical laboratories came in a huge court victory, as a federal judge vacated the FDA’s final rule on laboratory developed tests. Labs breathed a sigh of relief after the court decision, as the FDA rule had promised to incr…
Pathologists Take Images to the Cloud
CEO SUMMARY: Scaled-up operations, streamlined logistics, and potential cybersecurity benefits all present a valid argument for pathology practices to move their data to the cloud. Digital pathology in particular stands to gain from a cloud-based setup that allows remote v…
How Stanford Tackles the Lab Labor Shortage
CEO SUMMARY: Clinical labs nationwide face worsening staffing shortages across all roles. Stanford Health Care’s Jennifer Fralick outlines strategies to retain talent and improve efficiency, such as career ladders and top-of-skills staffing. By aligning tasks with skill …
CURRENT ISSUE
Volume XXXIII, No. 7 – May 26, 2026
Momentum is building on Capitol Hill to pass the RESULTS Act, which would stave off drastic 15% reimbursement cuts under PAMA. Advocates seek lobbying help from clinical labs and anatomic pathology practices. Also, The Dark Report examines Roche’s deal to acquire PathAI.
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