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Lab Industry’s Non-Stories for 2015

By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXII, Number 18 – December 28, 2015 Issue

AT THE END OF EACH YEAR, IT IS GENERALLY EASY TO PICK OUT the stories of greatest significance for the lab industry during the previous 12 months. But what is often overlooked are the non-stories. These are the events that did not happen in the year, despite earlier occurrences and the momentum pushi…

State of Clinical Lab Industry Likely to Be Mixed in 2016

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXII, Number 17 – December 7, 2015 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Over the next 24 months, it will be essential for every clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology group to develop clinical and financial strategies that meet the changing needs of health insurers, hospitals and health systems, physicians, and patients. THE DARK REPORT provi…

Maine’s Spectrum Medical Group Offers Multiple Specialties

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXI No. 4 – March 17, 2014 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Pathologists looking for a viable future in a healthcare system marked by integration of clinical care and value-based reimbursement will be interested to learn about Spectrum Medical Group based in Portland, Maine. This 180-member multispecialist group includes 22 pathologis…

Sonora Quest Builds EMPI To Serve Patients and ACOs

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXI No. 1 – January 13, 2014 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Probably no state has seen a faster transition to ACOs, medical homes, and other types of integrated clinical care organizations than Arizona. Recognizing that this change created a new opportunity to add more value with clinical lab testing services, Sonora Quest Laboratorie…

2013’s Top Ten Lab Stories Point to Tougher Times

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XX, No. 17 – December 23, 2013 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: For 2013, the big story was money—or, more accurately, less money for providers. This was not limited to clinical labs and pathology groups, but was equally true of hospitals and physicians. In THE DARK REPORT’S annual lookback at the year’s 10…

Lab’s Patient-Centric Approach Collects Overdue Money in PSCs

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XX, No. 16 – December 2, 2013 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: At Sonora Quest Laboratories (SQL), the ‘Voice of the Customer’ is guiding the organization’s evolution from physician-centric to patient-centric. It was quickly recognized that an effective enterprise master patient index (EMPI) was essential. One patient-centric servi…

Portland Lab Leverages Informatics for Growth

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XX No.14 – October 21, 2013 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: In Portland, Oregon, Legacy Laboratory Services, a division of Legacy Health, continues to post strong volume growth. One driver supporting this growth is the lab’s ability to implement connections between its laboratory information system (LIS) and the electronic …

PeaceHealth Lab Helps Docs with Info to Improve Outcomes

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XX No. 11 – August 13, 2013 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Described by its CEO as “an information company that happens to do laboratory testing,” PeaceHealth Laboratories of Springfield, Oregon, is moving swiftly to develop and deliver value-added services to its client physicians. The lab’s goal is to help re…

Health Insurers Now Finding Ways to Cut Costs and Shed Risks

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIX No. 8 – June 4, 2012 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Both employers and health insurers are taking aggressive steps to rein in healthcare costs. Several strategies to control spending and create powerful new incentives for providers are gaining favor. At this year’s Executive War College, Paul Mango of McKinsey & Company,…

Volume XXXI, No. 5 – April 8, 2024

The fragmentation of consumer markets is reflected in clinical lab services, and The Dark Report examines this trend and how it will impact labs in the coming years. Also, The Dark Report notes that the FDA has issued a controversial memo to reclassify many high-risk IVD assays.

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