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Quest Diagnostics Exits 31-Year-Old Lab Venture
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIV No. 9 – June 26, 2017 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: News that Quest Diagnostics had exited the long-running CompuNet Clinical Laboratory joint venture in Dayton, Ohio, caught many observers by surprise. The only clues as to possible problems and the motivation of Premier Health, the 51% owner, to buy out Quest’s ownership sh…
Message to Labs: Improve Outcomes, Get Paid More Money!
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 8 – June 5, 2017 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: By now, there is widespread recognition among pathologists and clinical lab managers that the era of fee-for-service reimbursement is giving way to new forms of payment that reward value. First-mover lab leaders are in the earliest stages of developing enhanced lab testing se…
CEO Describes Characteristics Of the Clinical Lab 2.0 Model
By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 7 – May 15, 2017 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Moving away from volume-based care will not be easy for clinical labs. After all, high volume sustains labs. But labs seeking to transition away from fee-for-service to value-based care must have a seat at the table where decisions are made, said a lab CEO who is part of Proj…
Cautious Optimism Seen At Executive War College
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIV No. 7 – May 15, 2017 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Among the major themes to emerge from the more than 60 sessions and 100 speakers at this year’s Executive War College on Lab and Pathology Management were the accelerating pace of integrated care, the growth of precision medicine, and use of big data to guide physicians. Ot…
Lab Innovators Advocate Need for Clinical Lab 2.0
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIV No. 2 – January 30, 2017 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: It is generally recognized that the clinical lab industry faces a financial squeeze of unprecedented dimensions. Lab test prices are falling steadily and more major cuts are coming to Medicare Part B fees in just 11 months. At the same time, obtaining favorable coverage and r…
November 28, 2016 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIII No. 16 – November 28, 2016 Issue
In recent weeks, two different lab transactions were announced. One involved a hospital laboratory management contract and the other was a potential merger of two anatomic pathology lab companies. The first announcement came on October 31, when Lovelace Health System of Albuquerque, …
March 21, 2016 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIII No. 4 – March 21, 2016 Issue
Tougher times in the clinical lab testing market have claimed another lab company. On February 28, Artherotech, Inc., posted a notice on its website stating that it had closed permanently, as of that date. Along with its several hundred employees, Artherotech’s closure caught many…
TriCore Reference Labs Adds Value With Consults, Better TAT – June 17, 2013
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XX No. 8 – June 17, 2013 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Motivated by the goal of delivering more value to clinicians and client hospitals, the lab team at TriCore Reference Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is proactively introducing new s…
May 11, 2015 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXII NO. 7 – May 11, 2015 Issue
Last month, TriCore Reference Laboratories of Albuquerque, New Mexico, announced that it had purchased the Rhodes Group, of Vernon, Connecticut. Rhodes Group provides data integration services for labs and other healthcare providers. TriCore had long been a customer of Rhodes Group. Tr…
New Lab Industry Trends Require Responses by Labs
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXII NO. 7 – May 11, 2015 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: One stark difference between the presentations delivered at last year’s Executive War College and this year’s presentations in New Orleans last week was near-unanimous recognition that the era of fee-for-service payment is soon to end! Speaker after speaker urged the…
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Volume XXXI, No. 4 – March 18, 2024
An expert attorney analyzes the most recent cases of EKRA violations, showing how many labs could be in violation themselves. Also, a major cyberattack on Change Healthcare, owned by UnitedHealth Group, creates disruptions to providers around the country. Other news includes a look at the worldwide pathologist shortage.
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