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Top Public IVD Companies Report Q3/Q4 2022 Earnings
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 17 – December 12, 2022 Issue
IT WAS A MIXED BAG OF THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS for the nation’s largest in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers, with COVID-19 testing volume a contributing factor. Fluctuating demand for SARS-CoV-2 testing proved perplexing, as some IV…
December 12, 2022, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 17 – December 12, 2022 Issue
Is it time to allow consumers to do at-home testing for influenza? Given the already-raging influenza season—flu-related hospitalizations doubled the week of Nov. 20 compared to a week earlier, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—the STAT medical news site ra…
November 21, 2022, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 16 – November 21, 2022 Issue
In yet another employment ripple from the pandemic, a group of more than 75 pathologists penned a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to retain the option for remote diagnostic work. In the letter, which appeared in the Oct. 20 issue of Nature, the pathologists wrote, “During the COVID-19 pa…
In Post-COVID-19 Market, IVD Manufacturers Face Supply, Staff Challenges
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 10 – July 18, 2022 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: After making billions during the COVID-19 pandemic, in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers must now adjust their strategies and relationships with clinical laboratory customers. Because many contracts for automated instruments are coming due, some IVD companies have t…
IVD Firms Grow During 2022, but COVID-19 Revenue Dropped
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 7 – May 16, 2022 Issue
MOST MAJOR IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS (IVD) MANUFACTURERS started strong in 2022 as their base businesses regained steam and made up for the significant falloff in COVID-19 diagnostic test revenue. During first quarter 2022 earnings calls with invest…
IVD Companies Report Record Sales as 2021 Draws to Close
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 17 – December 20, 2021 Issue
JUDGING BY THE THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE of the major in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers, the demand for COVID-19 testing continues to generate a substantial stream of revenue. During their respective conference calls with investo…
September 7, 2021 Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 12 – September 7, 2021 Issue
New diagnoses of cancer in the United States fell by almost 30% in the early months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. That’s one conclusion in a paper authored by Quest Diagnostics and published on Aug. 31, in JAMA Network Open. Quest looked at the new diagnoses of eight common types of can…
November 4, 2019 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVI No. 14 – October 14, 2019 Issue
Pharmacogenetic testing is gaining acceptance by a growing number of health insurers. On Oct. 1, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) began coverage of genetic tests that help physicians identify the anti-depressant drugs most likely to benefit their patients. UHC’s policy also extends coverage …
September 3, 2019 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVI No. 12 – September 3, 2019 Issue
Two more clinical laboratory organizations that used American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) to handle their lab test claims announced in July that their patients’ data was breached. Inform Diagnostics of Irving, Texas, disclosed that the data of 173,716 patient…
August 12, 2019 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVI No. 11 – August 12, 2019 Issue
Add eight more laboratories to the list of lab companies whose patient data were breached when the American Medical Collection Agency was hacked. According to HealthITSecurity, in recent weeks, these labs reported breaches of their patient records: Natera …
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