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Labs Enter a Critical PAMA Reform Window
Why aggressive advocacy by individual labs will shape future reimbursement rate cuts, data reporting
CEO SUMMARY: A reprieve of upcoming PAMA cuts to lab test reimbursement rates is official with an extension through Jan. 30, 2026. This, however, is not a lot of time and pressure is on the clinical laboratory industry to get the RESULTS Act passed to permanently reform PA...
Pathologists Take Images to the Cloud
Pathology practices may already be primed to migrate from on-premises to cloud-based systems
CEO SUMMARY: Scaled-up operations, streamlined logistics, and potential cybersecurity benefits all present a valid argument for pathology practices to move their data to the cloud. Digital pathology in particular stands to gain from a cloud-based setup that allows remote v...
Abbott Bets Hard on Cancer Diagnostics with New Deal
Its acquisition of Exact Sciences should catch the attention of all molecular testing laboratories
Abbott Laboratories’ deal to acquire Exact Sciences for $23 billion emphasizes the value that the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturer puts on cancer testing. Clinical laboratories involved with oncology should monitor the progres...
Insights on Innovative Tech and Running a Clinical Lab in 2026
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
CEO SUMMARY: William Morice II, MD, PhD, the CEO at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, discusses technology that intrigues him and the important steps clinical laboratory leaders can take to better steer revenue opportunities as they head into the new year. Morice also comments on ...
How One Lab Eliminated Paper through Front-End IT
Faced with frustrated employees and poor patient experience, Sonora Quest took action
CEO SUMMARY: Paper-based test ordering processes and employees overwhelmed with too many software applications were creating bottlenecks and stress at Sonora Quest Laboratories. CIO Sonny Varadan undertook an effort to eliminate paper requisitions and streamline work apps,...
Quest, Labcorp Tout Their Alzheimer’s Tests and Use of AI
National lab companies report robust growth for third quarter as deal-making continues
Executives at Quest Diagnostics and Labcorp cheered strong revenue growth in the third quarter. Both companies noted excellent recent launches of Alzheimer’s disease tests. In addition, both companies reported they are leaning heavily into artificial intelligen...
Paper, the Cloud, and Lessons for Laboratories
Paper requisitions. Cloud-based data. These two concepts are on opposite ends of the spectrum in clinical labs and patholo...
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Volume XXXII, No. 17 – December 8, 2025
Laboratory professionals are urged to make their voices heard in Congress as the end of a brief reprieve to PAMA cuts comes on January 30, 2026. Congress is said to be inclined to address reformation of PAMA now. Also, pathologists are slowly switching to cloud storage for their digital slides.
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