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LabCorp Exec Discusses Reasons Behind Its 10-Year Pact with United

“This 10-year agreement is unique in the laboratory industry. It speaks to the long-term commitment of both parties.”—Brad Smith, Executive Vice President, Laboratory Corporation of America CEO SUMMARY: It was unprecedented when UnitedHealth …

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Like Lab Medicine, THE DARK REPORT is Changing

ANY PATHOLOGIST OR LABORATORY ADMINISTRATOR who believes there is a status quo in laboratory medicine is ignoring plenty of evidence to the contrary in the healthcare marketplace. Radical evolution is altering the health insurance industry, for the second time in almost 20 years. The Internet and ne…

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Buyer of MDS’ Canadian Labs Agrees to Pay C$ 900 Million

CANADA’S LARGEST CHAIN OF CLINICAL LABORATORIES will change hands in a deal revealed on September 7, 2006 by Toronto’s The Globe and Mail. MDS Inc. will apparently sell its diagnostics division to Borealis Infrastructure Management Inc., a private equit…

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Some Random Insights About LabCorp’s Thinking

CEO SUMMARY: Having scooped up a number of mid-sized laboratory companies in recent years, Laboratory Corporation of America is working to integrate these operations and continue to expand its market share. In a recent conversation with financial analyst Bill Bonnello of Wachovia Securiti…

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Walk-In Clinics in Retail Stores Is Hot New Healthcare Trend

HERE’S A NEW HEALTHCARE BUSINESS MODEL THAT IS POISED to transform primary care in the United States and is likely to upset any number of traditional clinical relationships in this country. The business model is the walk-in, 15-minute clinic located in a retail store. These types of clinics can al…

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Bio-Reference Enters DNA Sequencing Market

CEOSUMMARY: Bio-Reference Laboratories has just placed an unexpected bet on the wide-open opportunities in genetic testing. The acquisition of GeneDX brings it a respected team of geneticists, capabilities in full DNA sequencing, and a proven track record in testing for rare and complex h…

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Medicare’s Lab Competitive Bidding Demonstration

EVERYONE SHOULD MARK JANUARY 1, 2007 ON THEIR CALENDARS. On that date, just 14 weeks from now, Medicare administrators intend to announce which laboratory bidders will be allowed to provide lab testing services in the laboratory competitive bidding demonstration that was mandated by the 2003 Medicare…

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Lab Competitive Bidding Project Slated For Jan. 1

CEO SUMMARY: In a rather quiet fashion, Medicare officials have disclosed timetable dates for implementing the laboratory competitive bidding demonstration mandated by the 2003 Medicare spending bill. Medicare intends to announce the names of participating laboratories by January 1, 2007….

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Three Ex-UroCor Execs Acquitted in Jury Trial

CEO SUMMARY: On June 30, 2006,three former executives of UroCor,Inc.,accused by the U.S. Attorney of anti-kickback and securities violations, stood and heard the jury verdict in their case. “Not guilty on all counts,” stated the jury foreman. Thus ended the effort to convict former ex…

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Six Ex-IMPATH Officials Receive Their Sentences

CEO SUMMARY: Justice has been meted out to six individuals accused of criminal fraud in the Impath,Inc. case. During June, sentences were pronounced for former President and COO Richard P. Adelson and several other defendants. Adelson will serve 42 months in prison, pay a $1.2 million fin…

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