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“July 23, 2001 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Chairman and CEO Mark Chandler recently disclosed that researchers within Luminex Corporation are developing new detection capabilities that would permit its LabMap system to “simultaneously perform a broad range of cellular, microbial, and related tests, such as complete blood cou…
Lab Regionalization Creates New Business Models
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume VIII No. 9 – July 2, 2001 Issue
REGIONALIZATION OF LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES continues to be a dominant trend within the lab industry. That’s not news to our members and regular readers, because THE DARK REPORT closely tracks this important trend. What always surprises me, however, is the variety of new business models which e…
Memorial Hermann Lab Launches Crash Rebuild
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VIII No. 9 – July 2, 2001 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: This 600-bed hospital and core laboratory are in a crash rebuilding program as a result of flooding from tropical storm Allison. One important management lesson learned is the value of consolidating and integrating laboratory services within a health system. Previous lab inte…
Connecticut Hospital Labs Win HMO Test Contracts
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VIII No. 9 – July 2, 2001 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Connecticut Hospital Laboratory Network, LLC was formed in 1996 with the specific goal of winning managed care lab testing contracts. During the past five years it has steadily increased the number of patients covered by such contracts. Along the way, it has learned important…
Lab Competitors Form Common Test Data Repository for Doctors
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VIII No. 9 – July 2, 2001 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Integrated hospital systems, government health plans and private insurers can frequently threaten the status quo for commercial laboratories in both the United States and Canada. Motivated by the desire to offer greater value, two commercial lab companies in British Columbia …
Bio-Reference Labs, Sunquest, Beckman Coulter, Vysis
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VIII No. 9 – July 2, 2001 Issue
BIO-REFERENCE LABS REPORTS STRONG GROWTH IN REVENUE & EARNINGS LIKE MOST PUBLIC LAB COMPANIES, the financial news continues to be good at Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc., based in Elmwood Park, NJ. For second quarter ending April 30, 2001, the lab reported revenues of …
“July 2, 2001 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VIII No. 9 – July 2, 2001 Issue
Late last week DIANON Systems, Inc. announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire UroCor, Inc., based in Oklahoma City. In recent years, the two companies have competed intensely for case referrals from urologists. Valued at $180 million, the deal is expe…
Managed Care’s Next Evolutionary Step
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VIII No. 8 – June 11, 2001 Issue
MANAGED CARE IS IN THE MIDST OF SHIFTING from a volume-buying discount club to a value-added partner in healthcare. During the past two years, THE DARK REPORT has identified developments in the marketplace supporting this trend and provided these insights to our clients and regular readers. Further …
LIS Sales Decline in 2000 As Labs Shift Emphasis
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VIII No. 8 – June 11, 2001 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: THE DARK REPORT’S annual ranking of the Top Ten LIS Vendors reveals that sales of new LIS products declined for the second consecutive year. This is evidence that the influence of multi-hospital health systems is changing the way LIS is purchased and implemented. It is also…
Esoterix, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, California Hospitals, Myriad Genetics
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VIII No. 8 – June 11, 2001 Issue
ESOTERIX, INC. LAUNCHES TEST REPORTS VIA WEB BROWSER WEB-ACCESSED LAB TEST REPORTING is now available at Esoterix, Inc., based in Austin, Texas. The accomplishment represents a major milestone for the lab company. It now has a common lab test reporting capability that draws…
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