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The Dark Report Acquired by LabX Media Group
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXII, No. 4 – March 10, 2025 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: One of the clinical laboratory industry’s longest-running sources of business intelligence, market trends, and management developments has a new owner. LabX Media Group completed its purchase of The Dark Intelligence Group, Inc. (TDIG) on Feb. 28, 2025. This transaction pav…
Lean Is Smart Approach to Major Lab Cost Savings
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 13 – September 19, 2022 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: It’s a time when clinical labs are under extreme pressure to cut costs, even as they deal with understaffing. One proven approach to reducing expenses while preserving quality is to apply Lean methods in conjunction with Six Sigma tools. It is often true that successf…
CMS Adjustments for Medicare Fee Schedule Might Be Too Late
By Mary Van Doren | From the Volume XXV No. 16 – November 13, 2018 Issue
This is a summary of two articles in the Nov. 13, 2018 issue of THE DARK REPORT. The complete articles are available only to paid members of the Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: On Nov. 2, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its Physician Fee S…
No relief in sight for 2018 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, but critical issues remain
By Mary Van Doren | From the Volume XXV No. 14 – October 1, 2018 Issue
This is an excerpt from a 2,400-word article in the October 1, 2018 issue of THE DARK REPORT. The complete article is available at all times to paid members of the Dark Intelligence Group, and non-members may access one premium article per month. CEO SUMMARY: Many lab professionals a…
Lab companies and bankrupt hospitals: Dancing around medical billing fraud
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXV No. 8 – May 29, 2018 Issue
This is an excerpt from a 2,000-word article in the May 29, 2018 issue of THE DARK REPORT. The complete article is to all readers as long as the article limit has not been reached, and always available to paid members of the Dark Intelligence Group. …
Cleveland Clinic Lab dramatically reduces doctors ordering unnecessary tests
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXV No. 7 – May 7, 2018 Issue
This is an excerpt from a 2,920-word article in the May 7, 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. …
Wake Forest Baptist Hospital Reviewing Path Lab Deficiencies
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXV No. 6 – April 16, 2018 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: In response to information the staff provided to Wake Forest Baptist Hospital’s risk manager last fall, and following a federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inspection in February, CMS describes deficiencies found as “an immediate jeopardy to the health and …
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…
Anthem accuses tiny hospital of pass-through billing scheme
By Mary Van Doren | From the Volume XXV No. 4 – March 5, 2018 Issue
This is an excerpt from a 1,300-word article in the March 5, 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: THE…
Health insurance fraud cases take new turn with HDL-BlueWave outcome
By Mary Van Doren | From the Volume XXV No. 3 – February 12, 2018 Issue
This is an excerpt from a 2,700-word article in the February 12, 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:…
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Volume XXXII, No. 4 – March 10, 2025
A bold new technology has entered the European lab marketplace, with the introduction of an autonomous robotic phlebotomy device, already in service at a Netherlands hospital. Also, The Dark Report announces its sale to LabX Media Group of Ontario Canada.
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