The Dark Report - Archive 1999


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	The Dark Report Dec 13, 1999
	R. Lewis Dark: A Pox on the new Millennium 1999's Top Ten Lab Stories Reflect Speed of Change Diagnostics Update: Court Rules Against Roche in PCR/Taq Patent Dispute LabCorp and Cigna Ink new Provider Agreement Lab Network in Florida Becoming Tough Player Specialty Laboratories Moving to Web-based Lab Information Services Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
	The Dark Report Nov 22, 1999
	R. Lewis Dark: Opening Pandora's Box Point-of-Care Chemistry Ready to Transform Laboratories "Distributed Lab" Model Soon to Become Reality CARESIDE Point-of-Care Solution to Alter Laboratory Organization The Dark Index: Abbott Runs into FDA Buzzsaw, Faces Major Marketplace Crisis Lab Briefs: HBOC, Abaton.com, Quest, Unilab, LabOne, Epitope Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
	The Dark Report Nov 1, 1999
	R. Lewis Dark: Big Challenges for Clinical Laboratories Internet-Based Lab Information Racing into Marketplace Physicians Demand Web Solutions from Clin Labs New Internet Companies Target Clinical Lab Services Advanced Health Technologies Targets Integrated Health Networks Healtheon Already Choice of Commercial Laboratory Companies Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
	The Dark Report Oct 11, 1999
	R. Lewis Dark: Healthcare, Free Markets, and Consumer Choice California's Physicians Face Financial Meltdown Lab Venture in Houston to Include a New Partner Revamped Houston Joint Venture Validates Industry Trend FDA Wants Abbott Laboratories to Toe the Line Pap Smear Marketplace Shifting into High Gear Lab Briefs: UroCor, Unilab, AmeriPath, medPartners, Epitope Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
	The Dark Report Sep 20, 1999
	R. Lewis Dark: Hardball and Lowball in the Lab Industry Bi-Coastal Powerhouse Formed by Lab Merger Finally, Respect for Cytyc as Aetna OKs ThinPrep Managed Care Update: Capitated Contracts Losing Favor with Hospital Industry Part Two: Ten Management Myths Misled Clinical Laboratory Executives New Trend Threatens Pay for Pathology Part A Services Lab Briefs: Pathologist Income Symposium, Healtheon, Biogenetics, Healthworks Alliance Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
	The Dark Report Aug 30, 1999
	R. Lewis Dark: Don't Take Your Eyes Off the Ball!Reference Laboratories Intensify Battle for Hospital Send-Out Tests Kaiser's National Lab Business Awarded to American Medical LaboratoriesClin Lab & Pathology Informatics Merging for Internet Solutions The Dark Index: Bankruptcy at Universal Standard Brings End to Detroit Laboratory Kansas City Regional Lab Network Makes Steady Progress Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
	The Dark Report Aug 9, 1999
	R. Lewis Dark: How Hospital Laboratory Administrators Fail Their Employees West Hills Hospital Laboratory Hits Outreach Home Run Outsourcing Lab outreach Leads to Better Service Story Update: California Assesses Fines After Needle Reuse by SBCL Employee Ten Myths of Laboratory Management that Led Clinical Lab Industry Astray Dark Index: Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp Face and Evolving Marketplace Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
	The Dark Report Jul 19 1999
	R. Lewis Dark: Applying Heat to the Pressure Cooker Quest Holds off SBCL Leaves the Door Open Lab Briefs: McKesson on HBOC, PANL, Medicare Coding, Abbott Laboratories Associated Pathologists Labs Pursues Drugs of Abuse Testing Wedding Between AutoCyte and NeoPath to Spawn a Single Prep/Screen System Labs on the Internet: Healtheon and WebMD Merger Portends Changes to Lab Testing Orders Intelligence: Late-Breaking News
	The Dark Report Jul 19, 1999
	R. Lewis Dark: Applying Heat to the Pressure Cooker Quest Hold Off SBCL, Leaves the Door Open Lab Briefs: McKessonon HBOC, PAML, Medicare Coding, Abbott Laboratories Associated Pathologists Labs Pursues Drugs of Abuse Testing Wedding Between AutoCyte and NeoPath to Spawn a Single Prep/Screen System Labs on the Internet: healtheon and WebMD Merger Portends Changes to Lab Testing Orders Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
	The Dark Report Jun 28, 1999
	R. Lewis Dark: Choosing a Eulogy for SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories Quest and SBCL Expect Merger Date of July 2 Surprise Merger Changes Cytology Marketplace Penn State Geisinger Building "Distributed lab" Around Point-of-Care Lab Briefs: Associated Pathologists Laboratories, Dynacare, Bio-Reference Labs, Quest, AmeriPath Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
	The Dark Report Jun 7, 1999
	R. Lewis Dark: Marketplace Rewards Those Who Get it Right Investors Coming Back to Clinical Laboratory Industry Palo Alto Needle Reuse Episode Widens in Scope Developing Technology Expected to Fuel Boom in Anatomic Pathology Public Laboratory Rankings: LabCorp and Impath Top Their Categories The Dark Index: DIANON Systems Nails Contract to Provide AP Services to Aetna Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
	The Dark Report May 17, 1999
	R. Lewis Dark: Recognizing What The Marketplace Teaches Us A Tale of Two Cities: New York Versus Los Angeles Diagnostics Companies React to Changing Lab Marketplace Managed Care Update: Insurance Premiums Climb 9.8% for Calpers in Calendar 2000 Lab Briefs: AmeriPath, Cytyc, Unilab, Naiad The Dark Index: LabCorp Making Steady Progress on Path Back to Financial Health Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
	The Dark Report Apr 5, 1999
	R. Lewis Dark: Who "Runs" the Lab Industry? Client Service and Sales Fuel Fast Growth at American Medical Labs Management Execution Part of American Medical Lab's Success1998 LIS Sales Ranking Show How Marketplace is Changing Neuromedical Systems Files Bankruptcy Action AutoCyte to Buy NSI's Patents and Other AssetsThe Dark Index: Unilab, DIANON Systems, UroCor Report 1998 Financial Results Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
	The Dark Report Mar 15, 1999
	RDL: Sales to Become the Secret Behind Successful Labs Movers & Shakers for 1999 Demonstrate Leadership Lab Industry Briefs: AmeriPath, Cytyc, NeoPath, Morphometrix, AutoCyte Sales & Marketing is Critical to Success of Labs and Pathology Practices First-Ever National Meeting of Laboratory Sales Managers The Dark Index: Three Blood Brothers Release Year-End Financial Performance Intelligence: Late-Breaking News
	The Dark Report Feb 22, 1999
	R. Lewis Dark: Good Market Analysis Leads to Accurate Predictions Quest to Pay $1.27 Billion to Buy SmithKline's Lab DivisionIntegrating Quest & SBCL Presents a Big Challenge Successful Laboratories Share Winning Methods Pathology Consolidation Offers Many Local Benefits Laboratory Briefs: Bio-Reference Labs, Tenet Healthcare, IMPATH The Dark Index: Automated Pap Smear Screening Expected to Build Market Share Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
	The Dark Report Feb 1, 1999
	R. Lewis Dark: "Value Added" Services Essential to Success IMPATH Creates Its Brand of Value-Added Pathology IMPATH Points Pathology Toward A winning Future The Dark Index: Beckman Coulter Gets New CEO, Stock Gets Analyst Downgrade Lab Leads Hospital In Successful Effort to Reduce Infections Top-Performing Labs to Be At Executive War College HMO Membership Shows First-Ever Decline In 1998 Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
	The Dark Report Jan 11, 1999
	R. Lewis Dark: Technology Cannot Replace Productive People The Dark Report picks 1998's Ten Biggest Laboratory Stories Total laboratory Automation: It's "DOA" in Today's Market DIANON Systems Wins Contract, Buys Kyto Meridien Laboratory Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab New Copyright 2006 ©www.DarkReport.com All rights reserved worldwide •