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The Dark Report December 22, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: Welcome Back, Consumers!
  • 2003's Big Lab Stories Reflect Health Trends
  • LabOne Speaks out About Use of "Free Testing"
  • "New" Legal Landmines For Clinical Laboratories
  • Abbot Acquires I-Stat, Resolves FDA Problems
  • Who's Buying Labs? Activity Shifts Down
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
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The Dark Report December 1, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: ABNs, Client Billing,"Free Testing" & Medicare Rules
  • "Free Testing" Strategy Stirs the Pot in Tennessee
  • Lab Marketing Strategy Triggers Legal Concerns
  • Where Will"Free Tests" Take the Laboratory Industry?
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
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The Dark Report November 10, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: Supply and Demand for Lab Services and Pathologists
  • HPV Test Volume Grows With Payer Acceptance
  • Tamtron Plans Comeback After IMPATH's Chapt 11
  • Lab Industry Briefs:
  • Market Demands for Pathologists Shifts Toward Specialization
  • Dark Index: Bio-Reference Labs An Example of How Regional Labs Can Grow
  • Managed Care Update: Mergers Create Two Huge National Health Insurers
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
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The Dark Report October 20, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: Chipping Away at Laboratory Reimbursement
  • OIG Moves to Address"Usual Charge" Issue
  • No Disruptive Technology In Lab Industry's Future
  • Dark Index: Two Blood Brothers Ramp Up Marketing of New Lab Assays
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
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The Dark Report September 29, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: These Leaders in Lab Management Took Risks
  • Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filed by IMPATH, Inc
  • AP's"High & Mighty" Firms Hit Tough Times
  • Entrepreneur Offers Private Pay Autopsies
  • West Hills Lab Outreach Still Thrives in California
  • Brazil's Lab Industry Gathers in Rio de Janeiro
  • Health Industry Trends: Healthcare Premiums Climb at Double-Digit Rate for 2004
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
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The Dark Report September 8, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: Changing the Way Laboratories Do Business
  • How"Lean" is Benefiting Early-Adopter Laboratories
  • Lab Crisis Planning: New York Labs Had Unique Problems During August Power Outage
  • "Lean" Quality Methods Transform Hospital Core Laboratory.
  • The Dark Index: IMPATH Delisted by Nasdaq, Under Investigation by SEC
  • 20% Medicare Lab Test Co-Pay A Blow To Regional Labs
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
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The Dark Report August 18, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: Major Events Hit Pathology Profession
  • National Laboratory Standards Are Coming for Patient Safety
  • Gauging the Impact Of Lab Patient Safety
  • Lab Crisis Planning: Last Week's Power Outage Affects Labs in Many Regions
  • First ISO-Designed Clinical Laboratory Improves Outcomes, Costs
  • Lab Briefs: ARUP Laboratories, Ascension Health, IMPATH
  • Conflicts in Pathology Groups Over Income Versus Equity
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
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The Dark Report July 28, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: Many Laboratorians Seem to Be"From Missouri"
  • Are Two Blood Brothers Using Economic Clout?
  • "State of Industry" Report On Molecular Diagnostics
  • Kaiser Permanente Northwest Incorporates ISO-9000 Into Regional Laboratory Design
  • Behind the News: AACC and CAP Meetings Generate Useful Insights
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking News
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The Dark Report July 7, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: Failure to Provide"Right Care" Documented by Study
  • Boost for Labs: Study Reveals Big Care Gap
  • HHS Plans to Encourage National EMR System
  • GE Medical Systems To Buy Triple G Systems Group
  • Online Distance Training Helps Labs Recruit and Retain More MTs
  • New York Labs Fight Medicare 20% Co-Pay
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking News
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The Dark Report June 16, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: Transition Issues Breed Turmoil in Many AP Groups
  • Med Tech Training Via Long-Distance Programs
  • Doc"Bill-Back" Policy Rewritten at LabCorp
  • "Pay for Performance" Starts For California Docs
  • Lab Briefs: Genomic Health, LabCorp, DIANON Systems
  • "Companion Diagnostics" Enter Laboratory Marketplace
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking News
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The Dark Report May 27, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: Threat of Medicare 20% Co-pay for Lab Looms Again
  • New Lab Management Directions Now Visible
  • Health Lawyers News Attacks Path Part A
  • SARS Update: Focus Technologies Offers SARS Test to Clinicians
  • Market Milestone: Conventional Needle Sales To End at Becton Dickinson
  • Con Man Rips Off Lab In Kingsport, Tennessee
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking News
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The Dark Report May 5, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: Laboratory Medicine Goes Global
  • Eritrea Uses St. Louis Hospital Labs For Reference Testing
  • Beaumont Reference Laboratories Earns ISO-9000 for Outreach Program
  • Nine Key Trends Are Shaping Nation's Healthcare Informatics
  • SARS Update: SARS Contained in Toronto, Laboratories Still in Caution Mode
  • Lab Briefs: Specialty Laboratories, IMPATH, Roche, Abbott Laboratories, Celera Diagnostics
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking News
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The Dark Report April 14, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: Toronto Labs Stressed in Response To SARS Outbreak
  • Toronto Hospital Labs Cope With SARS Impact
  • Commercial Labs React To Ontario SARS Outbreak
  • LabCorp's Mac Mahon Provides Insights About Lab Marketplace
  • SARS Challenges Met With New Technology
  • Lab Industry Briefs: Bio-Reference Labs Posts 20% Increase In A nnual Net Revenue
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking News
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The Dark Report March 24, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: Everyone Has an Opinion about Healthcare
  • Why Patient Safety Is Change Agent for Labs
  • Medicare"Bill Back" Policies Vary By Lab
  • Royal Free Hospital Is First Big British Lab Automation Project
  • Oldest"Working" Pathologist Dies at 104 on March 9
  • Lab Industry Briefs: Bio-Reference Labs Posts 20% Increase In Annual Net Revenue
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking News
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The Dark Report March 4, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: Integrity Remains a Valued Business Asset
  • Buyout of AmeriPath Riles Some Shareholders
  • "Where's The Beef?" AP's AWOL at AmeriPath
  • Lab Industry Briefs: Pathology Group In Salt Lake City Becomes PSA Member
  • Hospital Mergers Down For Fourth Straight Year
  • Answering Our Mailbag 1 & 2:
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking News
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The Dark Report February 10, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: The Lab Industry's Market Share Juggernauts
  • Needless Mastectomy Draws National Attention
  • LabCorp Starts Tinkering With DIANON Systems
  • Labs In United Kingdom Study U.S., Canadian Labs
  • Quest Ready To Move On Unilab, Announces Its 2002 Earnings
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking News
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The Dark Report January 20, 2003
  • R. Lewis Dark: Why There's "Bad Blood" Against National Labs
  • Macro Trends For Labs: New Trends in 2003 Affect Clinical Lab Services
  • New Market Channel For Essoteric Testing
  • Intelligence: Late-Breaking News
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