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April 16, 2018 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXV No. 6 – April 16, 2018 Issue
Add Estonia to the growing list of nations that will now provide genetic information to its citizens. On March 20, the government rolled out an initiative that, in its first phase, will generate genetic information for 100,000 of its 1.3 million residents. This data will address an individual’s ge…
A coming transformation: Control over important diagnostic technologies is about to change hands
By Mary Van Doren | From the Volume XXV No. 5 – March 26, 2018 Issue
This is an excerpt from a 2,920-word article in the March 26, 2018, issue of THE DARK REPORT. The complete article is available for a limited time to all readers, and available at all times to paid members of the Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: He…
Why Pharma, Private Equity Want to Reshape Lab Industry
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXV No. 5 – March 26, 2018 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: A disruptive force that involves precision medicine, pharmaceutical companies, and venture capital investors is poised to reshape the clinical laboratory industry. Genetic knowledge makes it possible to match cancer drugs to specific mutations. Pharma companies and professio…
Value-based healthcare launches new conflicting interests for hospital labs, independents
By Mary Van Doren | From the Volume XXIV No. 16 – November 20, 2017 Issue
This is an excerpt from a 2,400-word article in the Nov. 20, 2017 issue of THE DARK REPORT. The complete article is available for a limited time to all readers, and available at all times to paid members of the Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: Her…
Paths of Hospital Labs, Independent Labs Diverge
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIV No. 16 – November 20, 2017 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: With each passing year, the primary role of hospital and health system labs evolves in a different direction than that of independent lab companies. This trend is a response to the creation of integrated delivery networks paid on value and how they are scored on their ability…
June 5, 2017 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXIV No. 8 – June 5, 2017 Issue
Have you ever wondered how many consumers have ordered genetic tests from 23andMe? According to the MIT Technology Review, more than 2 million consumers have ordered genetic tests from the Silicon Valley company. Moreover, 85% of these consumers have consented to have their data use…
University of Michigan Pathologists Bet on Patient-Centered Care
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 3 – February 21, 2017 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: At the University of Michigan Medical Center, the Department of Pathology is learning new ways to add value that include face-to-face meetings with patients as part of UMMC’s patient- and family-centered care initiative. One lesson learned is that patients appreciate the op…
In Texas, BeaconLBS Start Will Be Delayed
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 2 – January 30, 2017 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: UnitedHealthcare will not implement the claims impact part of its laboratory benefit management program in Texas on March 1, 2017, as it had previously announced. Opposition to the program and the requirement that physicians use the BeaconLBS system when ordering about 79 lab…
PAMA Economics Drives Merger Of Two Seattle-Area Pathology Groups
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 1 – January 9, 2017 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Among the three chief reasons for the merger of CellNetix and Puget Sound Institute of Pathology, the most compelling was the need to address the challenges in the current reimbursement environment and to prepare for reductions in payment to pathologists expected in the comin…
September 6, 2016 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIII No. 12 – September 6, 2016 Issue
During the widespread floods in Louisiana last month, Pathology Group of Louisiana (PGL) activated its disaster preparedness plan and managed to avoid any interruption of its pathology services. One vital element of that plan was a telephone tree that kept managers and staff in commu…
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