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Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
July 22, 2024, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
Some hospitals failing to comply with the federal price transparency regulation have been fined. The website of CMS.gov lists 15 hospitals and the amount each was fined. On June 6, 2022, the first fines were levied against Northside Hospital of Atlanta ($883,130) and Northsid…
July 1, 2024, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
Last week, it was announced that Quest Diagnostics “would acquire select laboratory assets from 12-hospital Allina Health” the Minneapolis-based health sysÂtem. Quest stated, “Under the terms of the definitive agreeÂmen…
May 20, 2024, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
Last month, members of a class action lawsuit against Theranos and other defendants received settlement checks. Members of the class included TDR’s Editor-in-Chief, Robert Michel, and his wife, Deborah. On behalf of The Dark Report, the Michels had investigated the actual laborator…
August 21, 2023, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
New research about ownership of physician practices will be of interest to anatomic pathologists who operate their own businesses. According to an analysis by the American Medical Association (AMA),…
July 31, 2023, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
Regulatory relief is on the way for clinical laboratories accredited by The Joint Commission. An overhaul of the Laboratory Accreditation Program’s standards, which goes into effect Aug. 27, will …
QuidelOrtho Earns $3.3 Billion in First Year as Combined Firm
IN OUR FEBRUARY 13, 2023, ISSUE OF THE DARK REPORT, we analyzed the 2022 full-year and Q4 earnings of major IVD companies. At the time our prior issue went to press, QuidelOrtho had not yet reported its year-end results. …
2022’s Top 10 Lab Stories Confirm Challenging Times
CEO SUMMARY: There are valuable insights to be gleaned from The Dark Report’s “Top 10 Lab Industry Stories for 2022.” Several of this year’s story picks involve external forces reshaping healthcare in the United States in profound ways. Other story picks for 2022 illustrate …
Reports Say Qiagen and Bio-Rad Discussing Potential IVD Merger
More consolidation in the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) marÂket may soon happen. Bio-Rad Laboratories and Qiagen are reportedly in merger discussions. The Wall Street Journal, which broke the story on Oct. 10, tabbed the potential deal as being worth …
October 10, 2022 Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
Future regulation of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) may not be as clear as it once appeared. On Sept. 30, Congress passed a short-term resolution to keep the federal government funded. As part of the move, a proposed bill to increase oversight of LDTs has been sidelined, at least for now, accordin…
Lean Is Smart Approach to Major Lab Cost Savings
CEO SUMMARY: It’s a time when clinical labs are under extreme pressure to cut costs, even as they deal with understaffing. One proven approach to reducing expenses while preserving quality is to apply Lean methods in conjunction with Six Sigma tools. It is often true that successf…
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