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Pathology Competitors Make Florida The Target
By Robert Michel | From the Volume V No. 3 – March 2, 1998 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Florida is about to become the marketing battleground for anatomic pathology. Three well-funded players are preparing to launch major sales efforts. Pathologists in the state wait with trepidation. Expectations of discounted pricing and a “gloves-off” sales strategy conce…
Kaiser Reports Huge Loss, Many HMOs Losing Money
By Robert Michel | From the Volume V No. 3 – March 2, 1998 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Poor financial performance of many managed care plans is bad news for clinical laboratories. Those insurance plans losing money find it tough to increase reimbursement for laboratory tests. Financial struggles of the health insurance industry should be closely watched for its…
Automated Pap Screening Gains Recommendation
By Robert Michel | From the Volume V No. 2 – February 9, 1998 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Automated cytology technology received a big boost when the FDA’s advisory panel voted to recommend that the FDA approve, with conditions, NeoPath’s AutoPap® System as a primary Pap Smear Screener. The company still awaits final FDA approval on this matter….
Automated Cytology Technology To Come Into Its Own In 1998
By Robert Michel | From the Volume V No. 2 – February 9, 1998 Issue
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SmithKline May Merge With Glaxo Wellcome
By Robert Michel | From the Volume V No. 2 – February 9, 1998 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Both companies confirm that merger talks are under way. The merger is another example of consolidation within the healthcare industry, and is expected to trigger mergers between other drug companies. Fate of SmithKline’s clinical laboratory division in the merger with Glaxo…
3rd Annual War College Highlights Managed Care
By Robert Michel | From the Volume V No. 2 – February 9, 1998 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Laboratory executives seeking ways to survive and thrive with managed care contracts will find innovative strategies at this year’s EXECUTIVE WAR COLLEGE on Laboratory Management in New Orleans on May 12-13. Also featured are powerful case studies that define effective mana…
30-Hospital Lab Contract Inked By Tenet & SBCL
By Robert Michel | From the Volume V No. 1 – January 19, 1998 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: By signing this deal with Tenet, SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories captured one of the largest hospital laboratory management contracts ever offered. The project’s size, scale and far-flung geography make this a daunting challenge, particularly given California’s c…
1997’s Top Ten Lab Stories Predict New Directions
By Robert Michel | From the Volume IV No. 18 – December 29, 1997 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Events during 1997 reveal that the laboratory industry continues to undergo fundamental change. Yet even amidst the industry’s downsizing, selected laboratory organizations continue to flourish. Here is THE DARK REPORT’s annual look at top stories for the year. A careful …
“State of Lab Industry” Reveals Radical Change
By Robert Michel | From the Volume IV No. 17 – December 8, 1997 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Pick your trend: declining reimbursement, consolidation, clinical integration, downsizing, and capitated reimbursement. These trends all continued to shape the way laboratories organized to provide services. But 1997’s wildcard was the federal government. Between investigat…
Quest Announces Major Restructuring for 1998
By Robert Michel | From the Volume IV No. 17 – December 8, 1997 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Recognizing the reality of laboratory over-capacity in the marketplace, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated intends to align its laboratory capacity with existing specimen volumes. In so doing, it’s taking a progressive step and moving more aggressively than its two national com…
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