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Iowa Nursing Homes Lose Phlebotomy Service Twice

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXVI No. 8 – June 10, 2019 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: It may be without precedent in the clinical lab industry that a laid-off lab manager launches a nonprofit mobile phlebotomy service in order to continue services to homebound patients, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities. The events in the Quad Cities of Moline, Ill….

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…

Aetna Sues Hospitals over Alleged Lab-Billing Scheme

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 17 – December 11, 2017 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: In September, Aetna filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania accusing 14 defendants—including a hospital, a hospital management company, eight lab companies or lab management companies, two physicians, and two individuals—of defrauding Aetna, its client employers, and its members….

Misinterpreted Gene Test Shows Lab Got it Right

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 17 – December 11, 2017 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: It’s almost a case of man bites dog. In malpractice cases involving genetic test results, labs are often assumed to be at fault. But in a lawsuit filed in Oregon, healthcare providers are alleged to have misinterpreted a genetic test. As a consequence, a patient underwent m…

Attention All Lab Professionals: It’s Time to Act!

By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXIV No. 14 – October 9, 2017 Issue

AT THIS MOMENT, THE ENTIRE CLINICAL LABORATORY INDUSTRY STANDS on the precipice of the most financially disruptive development in the past three decades. On Jan. 1, the federal Centers for M…

UnitedHealth to Start Gene Test Pre-Approval

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 12 – August 28, 2017 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: With programs now at the nation’s two largest insurers, is it possible to argue that prior-authorization is going mainstream? Some observers say, yes, as THE DARK REPORT predicted. What is certain is that starting Nov. 1, UnitedHealthcare is requiring prior authorization fo…

Invitae Investing Heavily To Expand Market Share

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIV No. 12 – August 28, 2017 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: In its first five years of offering clinical tests, Invitae has outspent revenue by $330.7 million. Yet its executives are confident that their company is on a path to becoming one of the dominant players in the genetic testing sector. This profile of Invitae will help pathol…

Labs Report Problems with Anthem’s Pre-Approval

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 12 – August 28, 2017 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Since the July 1 launch of its prior-authorization program for genetic tests, Anthem and its subsidiary, AIM Specialty Health, have authorized few genetic tests, said a national lab. Lab directors say they have been unable to communicate with Anthem/AIM when client physicians…

LabCorp, Quest Talk about Medicare Lab Price Cuts

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIV No. 11 – August 7, 2017 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: In an effort to forestall CMS’ efforts to implement the PAMA final rule on market price reporting, Laboratory Corporation of America and Quest Diagnostics are meeting with members of Congress, officials in the administration, and the new leadership of CMS. During recent con…

Volume XXXI, No. 14 – October 14, 2024

For the second time in the past 16 months, respected health systems have taken steps to collaborate specifically to advance value-based care. Also, several statewide pilot programs—each involving tens of thousands of newborns—are publishing studies that demonstrate how exome, whole genome sequencing, and rapid whole genome sequencing can deliver both improved patient outcomes and a return on investment.

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