Lab News Briefs: Joint Commission, Bon Secours, Anthem, Walmart

By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXX, No. 13 – September 11, 2023 Issue

Joint Commission Looks at Cyberattacks The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert for hospitals to address cyberattacks. The alert pr…

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2022’s Top 10 Lab Stories Confirm Challenging Times

By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXIX, No. 17 – December 12, 2022 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: There are valuable insights to be gleaned from The Dark Report’s “Top 10 Lab Industry Stories for 2022.” Several of this year’s story picks involve external forces reshaping healthcare in the United States in profound ways. Other story picks for 2022 illustrate …

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Public Laboratory Companies Eye More Lab Outreach Acquisitions

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 12 – August 29, 2022 Issue

PUBLICLY-TRADED CLINICAL LABORATORY COMPANIES released second quarter 2022 financial reports that confirmed a softening demand for COVID-19 tests, even as their base business revenues grew compared to last year.  While continuing to address ongoing needs…

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Balwani Guilty! Sentencing Is Next for Theranos Execs

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 10 – July 18, 2022 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: The trial of former Theranos President and Chief Operating Officer Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani ended with convictions by a jury on 12 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy. Now all eyes are looking ahead to the sentencing of Balwani and Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and fo…

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Quest and Walmart to Expand Consumer-Initiated Test Options

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 3 – February 22, 2022 Issue

SERVING CONSUMERS INTERESTED IN ORDERING THEIR OWN CLINICAL LABORATORY TESTS is a goal in an expanded collaboration involving Quest Diagnostics and Walmart. This is also consistent with The Dark Report’s prediction that retail pharmacies are poised to expand the diagnostic testing ser…

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XIFIN’s Acquisition of OmniSYS Will Unite Lab with Pharmacy

By Robert Michel

This is an excerpt of a 1,829-word article in the January 10, 2022 issue of  THE DARK REPORT (TDR). The full article is available to members of The Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: XIFIN’s acquisition of OmniSys, a pharmacy technology company, is the latest evidence that …

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XIFIN Buys OmniSYS, Bridges Lab to Pharmacy

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 1 – January 10, 2022 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: XIFIN’s acquisition of pharmacy technology company OmniSYS is the latest evidence that retail pharmacies are preparing to become a new front door to healthcare for consumers. The deal allows XIFIN to bring clinical lab information about patients directly to pharmacist…

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2021’s Top 10 Lab Stories Highlight Important Trends

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 17 – December 20, 2021 Issue

This is an excerpt of a 3,075-word article in the December 20, 2021 issue of  THE DARK REPORT (TDR). The full article is available to members of The Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: Much like 2020, the pandemic dominated our new list of the top 10 lab stories for 2021. Beyond…

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2021’s Top 10 Lab Stories Confirm Important Trends

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 17 – December 20, 2021 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Much like 2020, the pandemic dominated our new list of the top 10 lab industry stories for 2021. Beyond COVID-19 testing, the virus crept its way into long-term trends, such as pathology jobs and technology innovation. New ways of delivering healthcare will need respons…

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By 2027, Walgreens Wants 1,000 Primary Care Clinics

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 14 – October 18, 2021 Issue

PRIMARY CARE IS COMING TO A RETAIL CLINIC NEAR YOU! It may not happen overnight, but it will happen. Walgreens Boots Alliance just announced its goal of building 1,000 primary care clinics at its retail pharmacies by 2027. CVS and Walmart have similar plans. These plans were a…

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