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Labs Looking at Cash-Based Options Face Complexity
Given all the challenges of dealing with payers, many clinical laboratories find themselves tempted by the idea of offering cash-based business lines such as direct-to-consumer (DTC) testing. The patient pays up front and undergoes the test, and the lab banks the…
Tough Times Ahead for Hospitals and Their Labs
CEO SUMMARY: These are challenging times for the nation’s hospitals, health systems, and clinical labs. A perfect storm involving unprecedented shortages of lab staff, nurses, and other professionals with inflation-fueled cost increases and deteriorating hospital finances was a major topic of…
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Volume XXXIII, No. 10 – August 2026
In the August 2026 briefing, The Dark Report explains the relevance behind CMS potentially changing how it pays for “software as a medical service”. Other topics include a look into how health system executives view clinical labs, possible CLIA updates, and a 30/60/90-day approach to reducing reliance on traveling medical lab techs.
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