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ELINCS Specifications Released in California
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVIII No. 13 – September 26, 2011 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Clinical laboratories and pathology groups have a new tool to use for interfacing their LIS (laboratory information systems) with the electronic health record (EHR) systems of their office-based physician clients. It is ELINCS, an IT standard designed to support elec…
August 15, 2011 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII No. 11 – August 15, 2011 Issue
Last Friday, the acquisition of Southern Diagnostic Laboratories, Inc., of Birmingham, Alabama, was announced by Solstas Lab Partners of Greensboro, North Carolina. Steve Boyd, who is the Founder and CEO of Southern Diagnostics, will become a Senior Vice President at…
A Tale of Two Laboratories
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XVII No. 4 – March 21, 2011 Issue
ON OPPOSITE COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES, two of the nation’s larger laboratory companies are charting very different courses. Yet, in this tale of two laboratories, each lab company has important lessons to teach hospital CEOs about the many benefits that accrue from a well-run hospital laboratory …
PAML to Enter Kentucky With New Laboratory JV
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVII No. 4 – March 21, 2011 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: This latest laboratory joint venture, in partnership with Saint Joseph Health System, gives Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories, LLC (PAML), a solid presence in Kentucky’s laboratory testing marketplace. Over the past 10 years, PAML, which is based in the Pac…
Solstas Lab Partners, DNA Direct, Pathology, Inc., Slone Partners, PAML
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVIII No. 2 – February 7, 2011 Issue
SPECTRUM-CARILION NOW WILL BE CALLED SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS IT IS THE NEXT STEP IN THE INTEGRATION of Spectrum Laboratory Network and Carilion Laboratories. Effective February 1, 2011, their combined businesses will use the name Solsta…
December 27, 2010 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVII No. 18 – December 27, 2010 Issue
As the year ends, a bit of humor is in order and the recent dust-up involving Michael Moore’s healthcare documentary, titled “Sicko,” and a State Department cable posted on wikileaks.com may be just the item. About a week ago, The Guardian newspaper in Manchester, England, rep…
Our Top Ten Lab Stories Highlight Major Changes
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVII No. 17 – December 6, 2010 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: What makes 2010 a watershed year for the laboratory testing industry is enactment of the 2,700-page Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Even if parts of this bill are repealed, the remaining parts of the massive legislation will trigger major changes …
Two New Lab Companies Will Open in L.A. & Denver
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVII No. 13 – September 13, 2010 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: It is unprecedented for two multi-billion-dollar health systems to announce laboratory testing outreach joint ventures just days apart. In Los Angeles, Providence Health & Services will partner with PAML to start a commercial lab company in the San Fernando Valle…
More Hospitals Consider PAML’s Lab JV Model
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVII No. 13 – September 13, 2010 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: One joint venture at a time, PAML is convincing hospital and health system CEOs about the benefits of building a thriving laboratory outreach business. For their part, facing budget cutbacks and a decline in Medicare reimbursement, more hospital administrato…
Pathology Records Found At Massachusetts Dump
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVII No. 12 – August 23, 2010 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Pathologists at four Massachusetts hospitals got a powerful reminder recently that a breach of protected health information (PHI) can occur at any time for the most unexpected reason. Earlier this month, the Boston Globe reported that the pathology reports and patien…
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