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| The Dark Report, January 25, 2010 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Anatomic Pathology's Likely Path of Transformation
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Ireland Is Restructuring National Lab Test System
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Predict 60,000 Doctors To Adopt EMRs Each Year
- Two Big Pathology Groups Tap Investors for Capital
- Pathology Inc. Sells Equity to Raise Capital
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, January 4, 2010 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Lab Medicine's Potential Versus Its Challenges
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New Clinical Lab Trends To Shape Events in 2010
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LAB INDUSTRY MACRO TREND FOR CLINICAL LABORATORIES
No 1: Quality Management Systems Now an Option for Clinical Laboratories
No 2: More Labs Use Lean Six Sigma To Improve TAT, Performance
No 3: Work Flow and Work Processes Become a Management Driver
No 4: Automation Serves Lab Goals To Improve TAT, Quality, Service
No 5: Automation Is New Option In Micro, Histology, Molecular
No 6: Hospital Lab Outreach Programs Become Service-Rich Offerings
No 7: As Docs Adopt EMRs, Labs Offer E-Prescribing, Imaging Orders
No 8: EMR Funding Incentives Open Door to New Compliance Issues
No 9: Middleware Comes into Its Own And Gives Labs Extra Function
No 10: SaaS and Cloud Computing Gaining Acceptance by Laboratories
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, December 14, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Lab Utilization Is Healthcare's Ticking Time Bomb
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2009's Top Ten Lab Stories Reflect Some Good, Bad
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DNV Offers Accreditation For Both CMS and ISO
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Lab Briefs: DNA NANOCHIP IS GOAL OF IBM SCIENTISTS, QIAGEN NV POISED TO BECOME NEXT IVD FIRM TO TOP $1 BILLION DOLLARS, HEALTH INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET CHANGES PATIENT-DOCTOR TALKS
- The Dark Index: Laboratory Merger & Acquisitions Saw Several Deals during 2009
- Catholic Health Initiatives Ramps Up Lab Outreach
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, November 23, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: The $1,000 Genome and Laboratory Testing
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Costs Falling Swiftly for Whole Genome Sequence
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Explaining Certification Versus Accreditation
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Geisinger's Use of EHR Creates Opportunity for Lab to Add Value
- Molecular Update: "Liked the Product-Bought the Company," BD Acquires HandyLab and Jaguar System
- Health IT Update: Xerox, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard Each Buy Into IT Outsourcing Market
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, November 2, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: PAML's "Magic Touch" with Hospital Lab JVs
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Catholic Health Initiatives Signs Pact with PAML
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Health Info Exchange (HIE) Helps South Bend Lab
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New Privacy Breach Law Requires Labs to Respond
- Genomics Update: Physicians in Survey Recognize Lack of Genetic Test Knowledge
- DC Area Labs Busy Hiring Subspecialist Pathologists
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, October 12, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Why Choice is Important in Healthcare
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Catholic Health Initiatives Signs Pact with PAML
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Auckland Health Boards Give DML Some Testing
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Expert Says Time is Now For Labs to Adopt QMS
- Scripps' Tumor Board Finds Value in Digital Imaging of Slides
- Global Lab Update: Bureaucratic System in Ireland Affects Access to Pap Testing
- GSK and Abbott Team up For Companion Diagnostic
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, September 21, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Less Money for Labs Is International Trend
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Laboratory Test Fiasco Unfolding In Auckland, New Zealand
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Audacious Laboratory Contract Shows Downside Risks
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$750 Million Laboratory Test Tax Proposed in Senate Bill
- Textbook Marketing Fuels Demand for BRCA Test
- Clinical Study Update: Some Doctors Fail to Tell Patients About Critical Results 25% of Time
- Medicare Pays Doctors To Switch to E-Prescribing
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, August 31, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Pap Testing in Ireland & Massachusetts
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Bostwick Builds New Lab Around 25 Ex-AFIP Paths
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Lab Market Update: New Lab Company Is Launched By Geisinger Health System
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Irish Labs Appeal to Keep Pap Smear Expertise
- Using Lean to Cut Pap Test TAT Pays Off At Baystate Medical
- Third Laboratory Earns ISO 15189 Accreditation
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, August 10, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Getting Vitamin D Right for the Doctor and Patient
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Plain Talk about Current "Health Reform" Effort
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Using Lean at Henry Ford Transforms Pathology TAT
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Our Editor Gets His Vitamin D Test Results From 9 Different Labs
- New Lab Player Launches In Breast Cancer Market
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, July 20, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Vitamin D's Laboratory Magazine Trifecta
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All-Star Vitamin D Panel Looks at Lab Challenges
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UMass Lab's Experience With Vitamin D Methods
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Lab M&A Deals in June Show Market Direction
- New Flu Strain Expected In Upcoming Flu Season
- Elevating Lab Testing At Policymaking Table
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, June 29, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Why You Rely on a Vigilant Lab Industry Press
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Healthcare Reform and Threats to Lab Testing
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Lab Briefs:
NEW PATHOLOGY LABS OPEN ON EAST COAST AND WEST COAST
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New Phlebotomist Policy Achieves Zero Error Rate
- DARK REPORT and Editor Michel Earn National Reporting Award
- Educated Consumers Buying 250-Bioassay Lab Test Panel
- Teamwork Between Labs Helped NYC Flu Response
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, June 08, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Dodging the A/H1N1 Influenza Bullet
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Influenza A/H1N1 Outbreak Offers Lessons for Labs
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CDC, Public Health Labs Added Flu Test Capacity
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Pathology Innovations: Using Cellphones Like Microscopes To Help Lesser-Developed Countries
- FDA Enforcement Update: 35 Firms Get FDA Warning Letters Regarding Various Swine Flu Claims
- Accreditation with DNV Helps Hospital Raise Inpatient Volume
- Lab Marketing Update: Mickey Mouse to Educate Kids About Allergy Lab Test Options
- Influenza A Test Is a Help When Screening for H1N1
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, May 18, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Inaccurate Lab Results: What Happened in Canada?
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Despite the Recession, Many Local Labs Thrive
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CMS Refuses to Return Competitive Bid Docs
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Pathology Innovations: Using Cellphones Like Microscopes To Help Lesser-Developed Countries
- ER/PR Testing in Canada Continues to Make News
- Biotech Start-Up Firms Hiring Lab Professionals
- New Report: POC Market Will Grow 30% by 2013
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, April 27, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: A Global Flu Emergency
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Puzzling New Flu Strain Causes Concern in Mexico
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Competitive Bidding Update: San Diego Labs Pursue Return of Bids from Medicare Officials
- Kaiser in Colorado Uses Lab Test Data to Improve Cardiac Care
- Why Wall Street Likes Histology Lab Business
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, April 6, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Expanding Lab Market Share in a Recession
- Attorney General Brown Sues Seven Calif. Labs
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Patient Safety Update: Diagnostic Errors Get Attention As Next Patient Safety Goal
- Warning: Three-Fold Rise In EMR Adoption Predicted
- LABORATORY BRIEFS: INVERNESS ACQUIRES TEST BUSINESS FROM ACON: MAKING LAB DATA "LIQUID" FOR ALL USERS
- Hey Doc! How Do You Rate With Zagat Health Survey?
- Medically Unlikely Edits Are Back and a Problem!
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, March 16, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Information is Power for Lab Leaders!
- Unprecedented Times Lie Ahead For Labs
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Lab Management Update: Cleveland Clinic Unveils Plan For New National Esoteric Lab
- Olympus Diagnostics Unit Sold to Beckman Coulter
- Boston's Beth Israel Scores Improvement Gains with Lean
- Aperio, Cerner Interface Digital Path and Path LIS
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, February 23, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Are Labs To Be Punished for Vitamin D Testing?
- Molecular Advances Soon To Reshape Anatomic Path
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Medicare Carrier Proposes No Pay for Vitamin D Test
- Ten Years Ago: Quest Diagnostics Agrees to Buy SmithKline Labs
- Local Labs Have Opportunities To Increase MC Patient Access
- Need Rigorous Validation For Home Brew Assays
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, February 2, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Lab Test Methodology and Widespread EMR Use
- When Does Cost Cutting Affect a Lab's Quality?
- Labs Need to Respond To Inaccurate Results
- Laboratory Industry Has Elephant in the Room
- Quest's Deficiencies Trigger QA/QC Questions
- Got a Lab Test Question? Call an ASCLS Lab Guru!
- Staunch Laboratory Advocate Retires After 31 Years of Service
- Denver's UniPath Sells Its Histo Labs to APP
- Did CMS Err in Issuing New Anti-Markup Rules?
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, January 12, 2009 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Primum non nocere, or: First, Do No Harm!
- Inaccurate Results + Quest Dominates News Cycle
- Labs Need to Respond To Inaccurate Results
- Dennis Monahan of ARUP Dies on Christmas Eve
- Lab Conserves Blood When Drawing Patients
- ASCP Awarded PEPFAR II Funds for Lab Assistance
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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