TAG:
reference laboratories
Do Regional Laboratories Have A Bright Future?
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XII No. 14 – October 3, 2005 Issue
IF INTEGRATED INFORMATICS CAPABILITIES will be a major point of differentiation among competing laboratories in the future, then several warning flags have recently appeared in the laboratory industry. Regional laboratories and hospital lab outreach programs should take notice. One warning flag is t…
Bio-Reference Labs Develops Regional & Niche Strategies
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XII No. 14 – October 3, 2005 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. (BRLI) of Elmwood Park, New Jersey is a lab company on a roll. In just five years, it has grown from $66 million to more than $160 million in annual revenues. For regional laboratories across the country, BRLI’s business strategies demon…
Molecular Diagnostics: How Beaumont Built A Successful Program
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XII No. 11 – August 1, 2005 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: It was about 15 years ago when William Beaumont Hospital and Beaumont Reference Laboratories first began offering molecular diagnostic testing services to clinicians. This successful effort came about because of effective strategic planning, use of consulting expertise at key…
“July 11, 2005 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XII No. 10 – July 11, 2005 Issue
There’s been strong growth at two companies featured in Fortune Magazine’s 2005 list of “America’s Fastest-Growing Small Public Companies.” Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. earned a ranking as number 28 on the list. Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. was ranked …
Year-end Financials Released For Quest, LabCorp & LabOne
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XII No. 5 – March 28, 2005 Issue
In RECENT WEEKS, public laboratory companies have released earnings reports for the year-ending December 31, 2004. It was generally a good year for the three largest lab companies that have a major emphasis on providing lab testing services to office-based physicians. In this year’s review, THE DA…
Digene, Kaiser Northern California, ARUP Labs, Bio-Reference Labs, Specialty Labs
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XI No. 9 – June 28, 2004 Issue
DIGENE ENJOYS GROWTH OF 39% IN RECENT MONTHS FUELED BY RECOGNITION that HPV plays a key role in causing cervical cancer, demand for Digene Corporation’s hc2 High-Risk HPV DNA test is increasing at impressive rates. For fiscal third quarter 2004, Digene reported revenue gr…
“June 7, 2004 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XI No. 8 – June 7, 2004 Issue
Business Week Magazine placed Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. (BRLI) on its 2004 list of the Top 100 Hot Growth Stocks. BRLI, based in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, was ranked 16th. Business Week announced the list in its June 7, 2004 issue. With steady growth in reven…
Public Labs’ Year-End Earnings Demonstrate Continued Growth
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XI No. 4 – March 15, 2004 Issue
BECAUSE OF ACQUISITIONS, there remain only four public laboratory companies which do substantial business in testing referred by physicians’ offices. As public companies, their quarterly financial reports provide useful insights into the competitive marketplace for lab testing services. That is t…
More Firms Now Offer Web Lab Info Products
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XI No. 2 – February 2, 2004 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Since our last vendor directory in winter 2001, the number of companies selling browser-based systems for laboratory testing ordering and results reporting has doubled! That’s a sign that laboratories recognize the need to have an Internet strategy and are taking steps to d…
2003’s Big Lab Stories Reflect Health Trends
By Robert Michel | From the Volume X No. 17 – December 22, 2003 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: At a minimum, 2003 proved to be a year of relative stability for the laboratory industry, as demonstrated by THE DARK REPORT’S “Ten Biggest Lab Stories of 2003.” The year was free of industry-wide crises and scan- dals. That allowed most laboratory administrators and pa…
CURRENT ISSUE

Volume XXXII, No. 6 – April 21, 2025
Now that a federal judge has vacated the FDA’s LDT rule, The Dark Report analyzes the judgement and notes the various steps the FDA could take in response. Also, lab testing at pharmacies is proving to be less successful than was once anticipated.
See the full table of contentsHow Much Laboratory Business Intelligence Have You Missed?
Lab leaders rely on THE DARK REPORT for actionable intelligence on important developments in the business of laboratory testing. Maximize the money you make-and the money you keep! Best of all, it is released every three weeks!
Sign up for TDR Insider
Join the Dark Intelligence Group FREE and get TDR Insider FREE!
Never miss a single update on the issues that matter to you and your business.
Topics
- Anatomic Pathology
- Clinical Chemistry
- Clinical Laboratory
- Clinical Laboratory Trends
- Digital Pathology
- Genetic Testing
- In Vitro Diagnostics
- IVD/Lab Informatics
- Lab Intelligence
- Lab Marketplace
- Lab Risk & Compliance
- Laboratory Automation
- Laboratory Billing
- Laboratory Compliance
- Laboratory Equipment
- Laboratory Information Systems
- Laboratory Management
- Lean Six Sigma
- Managed Care Contracts
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Pathology Trends
- People
- Uncategorized