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Allina Will Join Sutter, Focus on Digital Growth
Such healthcare agreements often come with implications for laboratories within the systems
CEO SUMMARY: Minnesota-based Allina Health’s plans to join Sutter Health in California would create a multi-regional integrated delivery network backed by a $2 billion push into digital and outpatient care. As has been illustrated by past agreements and mergers, clinical...
For IVD Companies, Tariff Refunds May Be a Long Haul
‘No one is going to get an automatic refund,’ stated former US Customs attorney
Following the US Supreme Court’s decision declaring certain tariffs illegal, the diagnostics industry has entered a murky period regarding potential refunds. For in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers who paid these tariffs under policies f...
Digital Pathology’s Next Wave May Be in Precision Medicine
Analyst Imogen Fitt sees the technology integrating into tailored patient treatments
We’ve noted before that the adoption of digital pathology has not been as swift or strong as originally predicted. Many factors contribute to that concern. This topic came up in a recent interview The Dark Report conducted with Imoge...
Tracking the Chain of Custody in Histopathology Labs
Decisionmakers can plan next steps by learning from one vendor’s work in automation
Despite increasing adoption of digital pathology systems, many histopathology laboratories remain mired in manual workflows in the critical pre-analytical phase, as specimens are collected and processed into slides. Such workflows are not only ...
Why Labs Must Rethink Audit Readiness in 2026
Eight important questions clinical laboratory leaders should ask their billing and coding teams
CEO SUMMARY: Doing everything right is no longer enough to ensure claims are paid. With AI-driven audits on the rise, lab leaders must ensure their organizations can prove compliance—quickly, clearly, and consistently. Based on commentary from RCM experts Ann Lambrix and...
Lab Fraudster Warned of ‘Bad Players’ in Old Interview
Former NFL prospect presented himself as an honest businessman years before his conviction
The audacity of some criminals can be startling. Using fraudulent reimbursement to buy expensive vehicles and mocking Medicare beneficiaries seem to be routine parts of the dishonesty playbook. Former NFL prospect Keith J. Gray, owner of two cl...
There’s Good and Bad News about Allina-Sutter Deal
Allina Health, Sutter Health, diagnostic laboratories, integrated delivery network, IDN, artificial intelligence, AI, bot, RAND Journal of Economics, ...
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Volume XXXIII, No. 5 – April 13, 2026
Another integrated delivery network mega-deal has been proposed, with California’s Sutter Health planning a merger with Minnesota’s Allina Health. Also, refunds for President Trump’s illegal tariffs may be forthcoming for IVD importers, but it will be a struggle.
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