CEO SUMMARY: At a minimum, 2003 proved to be a year of relative stability for the laboratory industry, as demonstrated by THE DARK REPORT’S “Ten Biggest Lab Stories of 2003.” The year was free of industry-wide crises and scan- dals. That allowed most laboratory administrators and pathologists to concentrate on improvements to their laboratory operations […]
2003’s Big Lab Stories Reflect Health Trends
During the past year, healthcare trends were the major agents of change
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume X No. 17 - December 22, 2003 Issue
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