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Manhattan Labs Gets Infusion of Equity Cash – February 11, 2013
CEO SUMMARY: Manhattan Labs tapped a private equity company for growth capital last month. The company says its strategy is to deliver concierge-level quality lab services to the…
New Pricing Formula for Advanced Diagnostic Tests
CEO SUMMARY: One section of the federal H.R. 4302: Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 is getting positive reviews from many lab experts. The law defines advanced diag…
New BlueCard Policies Affect Laboratory Test Claims
CEO SUMMARY: This new policy from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) becomes effective on October 14, 2012. No longer can a local lab provide service to a member under the BlueCard program a…
Washington Post: Theranos Approached Military in 2012
SINCE THE WALL STREET JOURNAL published its exposé of Theranos Inc. in October, other media outlets have published the findings of their own investigations into various aspects of the lab company’s practices. One example is the disclosure by The Wall Street …
Coming Next Year for Labs: PAMA, FDA, LDTs, and More
CEO SUMMARY: As 2016 approaches, nearly every lab organization is watching and waiting to learn how federal regulators at CMS and the FDA will move forward with plans to implement PAMA market reporting and regulation of laboratory-developed tests, respectively. Most knowledgeable observer…
True Health Diagnostics Sued by Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland HeartLab
IT’S GETTING DOWN AND DIRTY in the cardiology testing sector of the lab industry. No less than the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, along with Cleveland HeartLab, have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against a start-up lab in Texas. The defendant is True H…
Opportunities Ahead for Labs That Prepare
AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR, IT’S ALWAYS SMART BUSINESS FOR EVERY LAB to peer into the future specifically to identify the best clinical and financial opportunities. With the New Year just a few week…
Letter to Florida Doctor Offers to Waive Lab Test Fees
CEO SUMMARY: Florida’s highly-competitive market for lab testing services is again seeing some lab companies use “Waiver of Charges to Managed Care Patients” agreements with physicians in situations where the lab is an out-of-network provider. This means the lab will do free testing…
State of Clinical Lab Industry Likely to Be Mixed in 2016
CEO SUMMARY: Over the next 24 months, it will be essential for every clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology group to develop clinical and financial strategies that meet the changing needs of health insurers, hospitals and health systems, physicians, and patients. THE DARK REPORT provi…
Might Lawsuits Come Next in the Theranos Story?
Tailored to the needs and interests of lab administrators and pathologists, THE DARK REPORT provides new insights into the continuing saga of Theranos. A stream of headline stories in recent weeks has painted the controversial lab testing company in an uncomplimentary way, and TDR p…
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Volume XXXII, No. 13 – September 15, 2025
The Dark Report examines a new bill that would reform PAMA and avoid reimbursement rate cuts scheduled for January 2026. Clinical laboratory leaders are urged to make their voices heard in Congress. Also, an expert describes how labs can fix pre-analytical errors and avoid disaster.
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