CEO SUMMARY: For pathology groups operating their own histology and cytology labs, a growing problem is access to patients covered by exclusive managed care contracts. In the Northeast, several persistent pathology group practices are using some effective business strategies to fight this trend. Not every strategy works every time, but there are enough victories to […]
How Local Path Groups Can Keep Patient Access
Efforts to restrict non-contract lab providers are increasing in Northeastern states
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XI No.13 - September 20, 2004 Issue
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