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Elevating Lab Testing At Policymaking Table
CEO SUMMARY: With the help of contributing clinical laboratories, the CDC has launched an ambitious effort to gather data, apply evidence review methods used in clinical studies, then identify and publish best practices in laboratory medicine. The goal is to advance the value of …
Why You Rely on a Vigilant Lab Industry Press
AS YOU WILL READ ON PAGE 9 of this issue, THE DARK REPORT was recently honored by a national news association, which awarded it first place for “Best Investigative Reporting” against some tough competition. Indulge me, for a moment, as I explain to you why this is a big deal. As a laboratory lea…
Healthcare Reform and Threats to Lab Testing
CEO SUMMARY: Annual healthcare spending now pushes past $2.5 trillion and this summer’s debate about how to best reform healthcare in the United States will be raucous and emotional. For the laboratory testing industry, the stakes are immense. THE DARK REPORT identifies two pri…
DARK REPORT and Editor Michel Earn National Reporting Award
FOR THE SECOND TIME in recent years, Editor Robert L. Michel and THE DARK REPORT have won a national award for “Best Investigative Reporting.” In Washington, DC, last month, at the Specialized Information Publishers Association (SIPA) annual conference, Editor Michel learned tha…
Educated Consumers Buying 250-Bioassay Lab Test Panel
CEO SUMMARY: Biophysical Corporation is creating a new, direct-to-consumer market for laboratory testing. Its unique approach is to offer 250-bioassay test panels—along with a staff physician review of results—to the educated, informed consumer. Testing multiple biomarkers ma…
Influenza A/H1N1 Outbreak Offers Lessons for Labs
CEO SUMMARY: As influenza A/H1N1 spread, clinical labs nationwide learned that they did not have the capacity to test for an outbreak of flu that generated a 10-fold increase in sample volume. To move the samples through the system, many clinical labs ran extra shifts and ran sho…
35 Firms Get FDA Warning Letters Regarding Various Swine Flu Claims
THREE COMPANIES ADVERTISING laboratory tests for swine flu A/H1N1 were among those firms targeted for warning letters by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last month. Between May 4 and May 29, the FDA sent warning letters to 35 companies. The warning letter typ…
Accreditation with DNV Helps Hospital Raise Inpatient Volume
CEO SUMMARY: In Utica, New York, 201-bed St. Elizabeth Medical Center was the first hospital in New York State and one of the first five hospitals nationwide to meet the new accreditation standard from DNV Healthcare, of Cincinnati, Ohio. St. Elizabeth administrators credit use o…
Mickey Mouse to Educate Kids About Allergy Lab Test Options
THIS MAY BE A FIRST IN LABORATORY TEST SALES AND MARKETING! Mickey Mouse will star in a new children’s book designed to educate children and parents about diagnosis and management of allergies. This unique marketing campaign is the brainchild of Siemens Healthcare and Walt…
Inaccurate Lab Results: What Happened in Canada?
MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE WIDELY-PUBLICIZED PROBLEMS with laboratory testing in several locations across Canada in the past few years. We update the situation with a fascinating intelligence briefing on pages 9-12. The first lab scandal to catch the public’s attention was the discovery that…
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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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