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Lab Serving Large MD Group Manages Quality and Costs

By Joseph Burns, from the Volume XXI NO. 6 – April 28, 2014 issue

CEO SUMMARY: For decades, pathologists have pointed out that their expertise in laboratory medicine can be tapped by physicians to improve utilization of lab tests, contribute to improved patient outcomes, and reduce the overall cost of care. Exactly that is now happening at Atrius Health, where new value-based reimbursement models and integration of clinical care

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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 most important stories for the lab industry, the main theme is that

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Volume XXVI No. 5 – April 8, 2019

IT'S A FIRST FOR THE CLINICAL LAB INDUSTRY - and American industry as a whole. This issue exclusively reveals that after two years of testing, a lab has achieved the first revenue-generating flight of an unmanned drone in the U.S. Now, the lab's transport of supplies and specimens can safely bypass traffic regularly. Remarkably, the project has involved the cooperation of UPS and both the FAA and state regulators. Also, TDR reports that another government initiative, the National Correct Coding Initiative, has apparently gone awry. Labs could be harmed if they submit claims incorrectly based on the NCCI.

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