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May 2, 2016 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
Like the Sword of Damocles of Greek myth, market price reporting by labs under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) continues to hang over the heads of the nation’s clinical laboratories. However, instead of a threat, PAMA market price reporting may soon become a reality. News reports indi…
Attorney Cautions Laboratories Against Waiving Patient Fees
WHEN A CLINICAL LAB WAIVES patients’ fees in exchange for lab test referrals, competing labs face a legal dilemma. If the competing lab does not match the offer, it could lose volume to this aggressive sales technique. But if the lab does match the offer, it could run afoul of health plan requirem…
Theranos Saga Just Keeps Getting More Intriguing
This is an excerpt from a 400-word article in the May 2 issue of THE DARK REPORT. The complete article is available paid members of the Dark Intelligence Group. …
At Executive War College 2016, Two Big Lab Market Trends
CEO SUMMARY: What happens when 100 lab experts interact with an audience of more than 850 lab administrators, pathologists, and IVD executives from across the United States and seven other nations? A consensus of sorts emerges and during this 2016 edition of the Executive War College on L…
CMS Update Plans for Medicare Clinical Lab Fee Schedule Could Be in Trouble
This is an excerpt from a 1,400-word article in the April 11 issue of THE DARK REPORT. Full details of the California program are included in the original article, available to paid members. CEO SUMMARY: Evidence from California shows that national la…
Mayo Medical Laboratories Will Close Massachusetts Lab
IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT MADE LAST MONTH, Mayo Medical Laboratories said that it would close the lab facility it operates in Andover, Massachusetts, by the end of the year. As a result of this move, Mayo will eliminate 105 jobs in this leafy suburb north of Boston. For 20 years, MML…
Marshfield Clinic Lab Tackles Phlebotomy Workflow Redesign
CEO SUMMARY: Before a redesign of phlebotomy workflow at Marshfield Clinic, patients might wait as long as an hour, particularly before noon when phlebotomists would see 75% of each day’s patients. After the redesign, the number of draw sites was reduced from five to two while hand…
Accumen Acquires Chi To Beef Up Lab Consulting
CEO SUMMARY: Two different business models of clinical laboratory consulting have now been brought together. Chi consultants have long focused on analytics and improving outreach performance, among other areas of lab performance. By contrast, Accumen’s business model is nontradition…
Just 66 of 742 Labs Submit Rate Data to California Department of Health Care Services
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April 11, 2016 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
Tonya Mallory is back in the news and this time she is teaming up with the former CEO of Bon Secours Virginia to launch a new healthcare company. Mallory was formerly CEO of Health Diagnostic Laboratory of Richmond, Virginia. This is the lab…
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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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