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NYU Langone Rolls Out Digital Path in One Year
Pathology director explains the project and why smaller clinical laboratories should consider it
CEO SUMMARY: During an ambitious one-year project, NYU Langone Health implemented full-scale digital pathology. Although the initiative was large, a key organizer insists that smaller diagnostic labs can use some of the same approaches. Two big lessons to convey: Document ...
How Stanford Tackles the Lab Labor Shortage
There are innovative ways to engage employees, streamline workflows, and build talent pipelines
CEO SUMMARY: Clinical labs nationwide face worsening staffing shortages across all roles. Stanford Health Care’s Jennifer Fralick outlines strategies to retain talent and improve efficiency, such as career ladders and top-of-skills staffing. By aligning tasks with skill ...
Reforms in China Affect IVD Companies’ Q3 2025 Earnings
Most diagnostics companies report growth but face struggles in China’s IVD market
Most of the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers that serve clinical laboratories worldwide reported facing financial “headwinds” in the China IVD market that affected their third-quarter performance. This was due to policy changes in the country...
What Private Equity Sees in Diagnostics
An examination of the $18B Hologic acquisition shows an appetite for lab testing products and data
CEO SUMMARY: Hologic’s acquisition by private equity firms Blackstone and TPG marks one of the year’s largest in vitro diagnostics transactions and a clear vote of confidence in the sector’s resilience. Industry analyst Bruce Carlson unpacks what the buyout ...
From the Bench to Capitol Hill: Advocating for Laboratories
Anne Tate, MT(ASCP), SC, MBA, MHI, gives an insider view of recent meetings with lawmakers
Many of us think our work ends at the clinical lab bench, but it doesn’t. Science extends into policy, advocacy, and the communities we serve. On October 21, I joined fellow members of the American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) on Capitol Hill ...
Congress is Listening. Labs Must Step Up on PAMA
Just as The Dark Report went to press for this issue, the US federal government reopened after the longest shutdown in the country’s history. And while political pundits on both sides of the spectrum argued about who won and lost during the shutdown, it was clear that the clinical laboratory industry quietly notched a significant victory. ...
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The Dark Report offers insights into innovative ways to engage employees, streamline workflows, and build talent pipelines. Standard Health Care’s Jennifer Fralick outlines strategies to retain talent and improve efficiency. Also, The Dark Report provides a review of NYU Langone Health’s Digital Pathology Implementation, and the Pathology director explains why smaller labs should consider DP.
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