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August 4, 2025, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, UnitedHealth Group (UHG) has acknowledged it is under investigation by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). “[UHG] proactively reached out to the Department of Justice after reviewing media reports about investigations into ce…
UnitedHealth Group Heads into Difficult Waters Mid-Year
WITH THE NEWS THAT THE FORMER HEAD OF UNITEDHEALTH GROUP (UHG) has returned after the sudden resignation of the company’s CEO, it is apparent that pressure on the healthcare company continues to mount. This latest twist comes on top of a bad…
Optum Adds Gestalt to Its Digital Diagnostic Suite
CEO SUMMARY: This development signals Optum’s intent to be a player in digital pathology. Its deal with Gestalt Diagnostics adds a pathology solution to Optum’s existing suite of cloud-based services for managing digital images generated by cardiology, radiology, and hematology-oncolo…
Market Speaks to Pathologists: It’s About Data
ONE PRIMARY TREND IN THE U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM over the past 20 years deals with how patient data is created and used. Ongoing advances in information technology and the Internet—now commonly called “the cloud”—have created capabilities for data sharing and data analysis today that were unim…
Optum Adds Gestalt to Its Digital Diagnostic Suite
CEO SUMMARY: This development signals Optum’s intent to be a player in digital pathology. Its deal with Gestalt Diagnostics adds a pathology solution to Optum’s existing suite of cloud-based services for managing digital images generated by cardiology, radiology, and hematology-oncolo…
Owens & Minor Sues Anthem BCBS of Virginia
CEO SUMMARY: For years, clinical laboratories and pathology groups have expressed frustration with the lack of transparency by health plans in how they handle claims, set prices, and establish coverage guidelines. Now, because of recent federal laws and rules concerning health data transp…
Change Healthcare Cyberattack Involved 100 Million Americans
AFTER EXPERIENCING WHAT MANY CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS consider to be one of the largest, most disruptive ransomware attacks ev…
New CISA Draft Rule Mandates Rapid Reporting of Cyberattacks
CEO SUMMARY: There is another federal rule that will require compliance by clinical labs. An agency of U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security published a draft rule on April 4 that requires certain organizations—including hospitals, clinical labs, and pathology groups—to report, within 72 ho…
UnitedHealth Group Faces DOJ Antitrust Probe
CEO SUMMARY: Recent events have not been kind to UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries UnitedHealthcare and Optum. In February, just as UHG’s Change Healthcare division was hit with a major cyberattack that disrupted billions of dolla…
Successful Ransomware Attack Misses Lab Claims
HAS ANYONE NOTICED THAT CYBERCRIMINALS ARE STEADILY INCREASING THE SCALE AND MAGNITUDE OF THEIR AT…
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