CEO SUMMARY: Among other things, we declare the end to the heyday of the independent commercial lab company which offers a broad test menu to all types of office-based physicians. In its place springs forth the specialty or niche testing laboratory. Small and focused on a specific number of reference and esoteric tests, the number […]
Bi-Annual Look at Trends Reshaping Clinical Labs
Going into 2005, clinical laboratories face significant changes in operations and markets
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XII No. 2 - January 24, 2005 Issue
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