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Pathologist Asks ChatGPT to Predict LDT Trial Outcome
Clinical labs performing laboratory developed tests now caught in the ‘Pickle’ familiar to baseball players
CEO SUMMARY: On his blog last month, pathologist Bruce Quinn, MD, PhD, published the answers provided by two artificial intelligence chatbots after he asked each to analyze the legal briefs submitted to federal courts in Texas where lab plaintiffs are challenging the FDA’s laboratory de...
Multi-year Prison Sentence for Genetic Test Fraud
Latest federal conviction provides labs with cautionary tale to educate physicians
CEO SUMMARY: In recent years, federal prosecutors are filing ever greater numbers of civil actions and criminal indictments against individuals accused of healthcare fraud and abuse. This includes prosecutions of doctors alleged to have received illegal kickbacks from lab companies in exc...
Pathology Compensation in Different Settings, including Hospitals
Pathologists Can Improve Part A Agreements with Hospitals
CEO SUMMARY: This second installment on the series about boosting pathologist compensation uses data collected during a survey of 1,400 pathologists in 230 pathology practices by the Panel of National Pathology Leaders (PNPL). Two experienced pathology consultants identify the most effect...
Review of Genetic Testing Companies During 2024
2024 was not kind to firms offering genetic tests, due to losses, class action lawsuits, federal actions
CEO SUMMARY: Investors in genetic testing companies are taking it on the chin these days. During 2024, a number of the nation’s largest firms providing genetic test services reported significant losses. Other genetic testing companies are dealing with class action lawsuits claiming that...
Using AI to Predict Outcomes in FDA LDT Lawsuits
Given the popular sentiment that artificial intelligence (AI) is now working its way into all sorts of lab analyzers, automation, and ...
Don’t Be at the Mercy of the Tumultuous Healthcare Revolution
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Volume XXXII, No. 1 – January 6, 2025
The Dark Report examines how AI is being used to predict the outcomes of FDA LDT lawsuits. Also, this issue is Part Two of a series about boosting pathology compensation in different settings, including hospitals. Two experienced pathology consultants identify the most effective approaches when negotiating Part A pathology agreements with hospitals and health systems, along with how to use data to bolster these negotiations.
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