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Carolina Blood Bank, PSA, Carolinas Healthcare, Leapfrog Group, CMS
By Robert Michel | From the Volume X No. 3 – March 3, 2003 Issue
PATHOLOGY GROUP IN SALT LAKE CITY BECOMES PSA MEMBER UTAH IS THE NEWEST STATE to have a pathology group practice become part of Pathology Service Associates, LLC (PSA). Based in Salt Lake City, Utah Pathology Services, Inc. is the first PSA-affiliated pract…
Non-Pathologists Altering U.S. Laboratory Industry
By Robert Michel | From the Volume IX No. 13 – September 16, 2002 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: It’s an interesting contradiction. On one hand, most pathologists enthusiastically recognize the value that diagnostic testing services provide to the healthcare community. On the other hand, too often it is non-laboratorians who provide the investment capital and entrepren…
THE DARK REPORT Honors Lab “Movers & Shakers”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VIII No. 5 – April 9, 2001 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: It’s time again to recognize and honor the lab industry’s strong leaders in innovative management. These laboratory executives are implementing business strategies designed to position their lab organizations to serve the changing needs of the healthcare system. Their vis…
Knoxville Path Group Reports Tests Via Web
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VIII No. 4 – March 19, 2001 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Pathologists at Knoxville Pathology Group are adding to their reputation for progressive business thinking. In addition to a regionalization strategy—which includes participation in Pathology Service Associates—in January they became one of the first local pathology pract…
“Local” Anatomic Path Has Two Major Players
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VIII No. 2 – February 5, 2001 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: After a lot of money and much effort, the fledgling crop of companies wanting to consolidate and manage pathology group practices has narrowed into just two market leaders: AmeriPath and Pathology Service Associates. These two companies could not be more different in their go…
Competitive Dynamics In the Laboratory Testing Marketplace
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VII No. 18 – December 25, 2000 Issue
This section of the White Paper deals with the marketplace for laboratory services. For brevity and clarity, I will address five components: 1) independent commercial laboratories; 2) hospital-based laboratories; 3) esoteric, reference, and specialty testing laboratories; 4) anatomic pathology lab- o…
AmeriPath Will Acquire Inform DX for $44.6 Mil
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VII No. 16 – November 13, 2000 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: It’s another example of consolidation in the anatomic pathology marketplace. AmeriPath, Inc.’s acquisition of Inform DX, Inc. positions the company to do as much as $350 million in revenues next year. By acquiring Inform DX, AmeriPath also gains entry into six more states…
Quantum Dot Corporation, Healtheon/WebMD, Illumea
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VII No. 7 – May 8, 2000 Issue
QUANTUM DOT CORP. TO COLLABORATE WITH GENENTECH PROGRESS IS SWIFT AT Quantum Dot Corporation, based in Palo Alto, California. Quantum Dot announced an agreement to collaborate with Genentech, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California. The goal is to e…
Humana Denies Payment For Pathology CPT Codes
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VII No. 6 – April 17, 2000 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: It’s not just the Medicare program that wants to eat away at the reimbursement for laboratory tests. Private payers continue to seek ways to cut back reimbursement to laboratory providers. The latest attack is on two surgical pathology codes—88300 and 88302. In at least t…
2000’s Movers & Shakers Represent Strong Leaders
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VII No. 5 – March 27, 2000 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Its time again for THE DARK REPORT to make its yearly selection of the lab industry’s Movers & Shakers. Individuals chosen for 2000 represent a cross section of laboratory companies. Their successes demonstrate that leadership and vision continue to make a difference, d…
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