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| The Dark Report, July 7, 2008 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Era of Digital Pathology Steadily Approaches
- NY & California Act to Stop Web Gene Testing Firms
- Hospital Trends: Growth of Medical Tourism May Become Political Issue
- HealthPartners Promotes Same-Day Lab Test Results
- Toronto Pathologists Use Whole-Slide Imaging
- Is Digital Path Imaging Ready for Prime Time?
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, June 16, 2008 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Era of Digitized Pathology Systems Approaches
- NPI Rules Slow Payments To Pathology Groups, Labs
- GE, UPMC Create Company For Digital Path Imaging
- New Senate Bills Include Repeal of Competitive Bid
- New Report Says Half Nation's Hospitals Have Financial Woes
- ISO 15189 Work Advances At Meeting in Vancouver
- CMS Expected to Revise Condo Lab & TC/PC Rules
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, May 27, 2008 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Customer-Focused Labs Are Successful
- War College 2008 Theme: Get Close to Customers!
- Lab Industry's First Mergers & Acquisitions Day Reveals Lots of Interest, More Lab Sales Ahead
- Cerner's Market-Driven Employee Health Program
- New Report Says Half Nation's Hospitals Have Financial Woes
- Ruling Against UroPath Signals More Fed Action
- Federal Court Rules on Specimen Ownership
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, May 5, 2008 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Battles Continue Over Doctor Mark Up of Lab Tests
- Lab Automation Advocates Gather in Kobe, Japan
- University of Tokyo Hospital Lab Has Plenty of Automation
- Technology Update: Healthcare Has First Standards for Use of Bar Codes and RFID
- Managed Care Update: Cell Phones to be Used to Report Patient Self-Test Results
- Implementing Best Practices Across 27 Hospital Labs
- PhyTest Assists Doctors With Lab Testing Revenue
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, March 24, 2008 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Heparin, China, Reagents, and Your Lab
- Bostwick Labs Prepares For Public Stock Offering
- Hospital Lab Takes CMS To Court in CLIA Case
- Labs Should Prepare for Tighter CLIA Enforcement
- Ascendium Consulting Is New Firm In Lab Market
- Legal Update: Medicare Competitive Bid Lawsuit Heads toward a Judge’s Ruling
- Digitization of Pathology Is Making Steady Progress
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, April 14, 2008 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Courts Uphold Labs' Challenges on CMS' Rules
- Three San Diego Labs Stop Competitive Bid Demo
- April 4 Fed Court Ruling Opened Door to Injunction
- Litigation Update: Federal Judge to Look at CMS Rule-Making in Anti-Markup Case
- Hospital Lab Evolves Into A Consultative Resource
- Lab Automation Viewed As Essential Solution
- Notable People: Quality Guru Joseph M. Juran Dies Six Weeks Ago at Age 103
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, March 24, 2008 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Heparin, China, Reagents, and Your Lab
- Bostwick Labs Prepares For Public Stock Offering
- Hospital Lab Takes CMS To Court in CLIA Case
- Labs Should Prepare for Tighter CLIA Enforcement
- Ascendium Consulting Is New Firm In Lab Market
- Legal Update: Medicare Competitive Bid Lawsuit Heads toward a Judge’s Ruling
- Digitization of Pathology Is Making Steady Progress
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, March 3, 2008 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Citizens Taking on the Government
- Judge Rules Against Labs In Medicare Lab Bid Case
- ISO 15189 Accreditation Program Offered by CAP
- Michigan Dermatologist Gets 10.5 Years in Fraud Case
- NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: Hospitals Saw Several Benefits In Forming Laboratory Joint Venture
- MARKET TRENDS: Lab/Path M&A Day Explores High Prices Paid to Lab Owners
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, February 11, 2008 |
- R. Lewis Dark: "Creative Destruction in Anatomic Pathology"
- Powerful Trends Reshaping Anatomic Path Profession
- State of the Pathology Profession 15 Trends
- Specialty Doctors Actively Entering The Anatomic Pathology Business
- Increased Number of Employed Paths May Tip Balance in Pathology Profession
- Ongoing Lab Consolidation Increases Pressure on Small Pathology Providers
- Decline and Fall of the Community Hospital-based Pathology Group
- Patented & Proprietary Test Technology Is Fueling Growth in Specialty Pathology
- Smaller, Local Pathology Groups Using New Technologies to Expand Services
- Tidal Wave of Genomic and Molecular Technologies Nears Clinical Introduction
- Automation in Histology Will Support New Anatomic Pathology Technologies
- Full Digitization of Images and Info Will Transform Anatomic Pathology
- Personalized Medicine Will Require Different Attributes by Pathologists
- Gen X and Gen Y Pathologists Soon To Move into Path Leadership Roles
- Medicare Officials Hammer Down On Anatomic Pathology Marketplace
- Lean, Six Sigma Management Methods Find Growing Acceptance in Pathology
- Challenges from Increased Specialization, Shortages of Pathologists & Tech Labor
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, January 21, 2008 |
- R. Lewis Dark: "Here's to Plain Talk and Clear Understanding!"
- Labs Face "Coercive" Bid, Not Competitive Bidding
- FDA Approves New Test For Respiratory Viruses
- CMS Spotlights AP as It Delays Anti-Markup Rule
- New Study Demonstrates How Lean Labs Outperform Peers
- Healthcare Trends: Total Health Spending Rises 6.7%, Tops $2.1 Trillion during 2006
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, December 31, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Is CMS Playing 'Bait and Switch' in San Diego?
- San Diego Bid Demo Pilot Is Industry Turning Point
- Analyzing Lab Bid Demo To Predict Its Outcome
- Anticipate Access/Service Decline for S.D. Patients
- Local San Diego Lab Fights Bias In CMS Bid Demo
- Numerous Issues Identified With Bid Demo's 303 Tests
- Three Strikes Against CMS Before Bid Demo Begins
- Using a 1997 Bid Model In a 2007 Health Market
- Call to Action Is Needed For Lab Test Profession
- Speculating On How Labs Might Respond to Demo
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, December 10, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Building the Better Mousetrap for Lab Outreach
- Busy Year Demonstrated By Top Ten Lab Stories
- Newsmaker Interview: How PAML Built a Major Business In Lab Joint Ventures with Hospitals
- Lab Market Trends: Medicare Demo Bidders' Meeting Reveals Many Problems Ahead
- Integrated In Vivo-In Vitro: Is It Pathology's Future?
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, November 19, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Patient Satisfaction Has New Significance for Labs
- Medicare Rules Tighten Anatomic Path Mark-ups
- Market Update: PAML and HCA Agree to Start New Lab Joint Venture in Utah
- Labs in U.S. and Australia Learn from Each Other
- Lab Compliance Update: Federal Whistleblower Suit Settled by Dianon Systems
- Federal Whistleblower Suit Settled by Dianon Systems
- ARUP, Motoman Automate Thawing and Mixing Steps
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, October 29, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: A Pricing Strategy Soon to Boomerang?
- San Diego MSA Selected For Medicare Lab Demo
- Full Pathology Digitization Is Becoming Feasible
- Phlebotomy Gets Heightened Attention For Patient Satisfaction
- ISO 15189 Gains Favor For Lab Accreditation
- Health Guru Predicts End to Medical Errors
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, October 8, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Lean, Six Sigma and Laboratory Errors
- More Labs Actively Adopt Quality Management
- Shiel Medical Lab Grows In Tough NYC Market
- CDC Convenes Institute To Leverage Lab Testing
- Medicare Soon Won't Pay Hospitals for Errors
- Laboratory Error Results In Mistaken Mastectomy
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, September 17, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Heeding the Lessons of Market Competition
- Path Group Closes Its Lab After GIs Do In-Clinic Lab
- An Economic Perspective On Discounted PC Deals
- Quest South Florida Wins Governor's Award for Quality
- Health Trends: Cost of Health Benefits Outpaces Inflation in Ongoing, 7-Year Trend
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, August 27, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: EMR Links as Labs' Next Competitive Advantage
- Getting Connected: Labs Find Value in EMR Links
- Lab Billing Indictments Underscore Docs? Risks
- Path Group Responds to FBI Visits in Stokes Case
- Are Feds Ready to Strike at TC/PC Arrangements?
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report, August 6, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Competing Against Regional Laboratories
- Siemens Acquires Dade, Builds IVD Powerhouse
- Quest, LabCorp Slug It Out In Battle for Market Share
- PSA, MED3000 Merger Creates Opportunities
- Unprecedented Activity Across Lab Medicine
- Misys Health Restructures By Selling Two Divisions
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report July 16, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Intense Competition for Market Share in New York
- Sonic Lands In New York With Sunrise Purchase
- GE's Deal for Abbott IVD Collapses Last Week
- BRLI Seizes NYC Share In Two-Stage Effort
- Exclusive Lab Contracts Have Consequences
- Lean/Six Sigma In Labs Becomes More Common
- Growing NeoGenomics Offers FISH Test TC/PC
- Lakewood Pathology Changes Leadership
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report June 25, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Recognizing Laboratory Leadership
- LabCorp Buys Hospital Outreach Lab in Florida
- DSI Sale Shows Value Of Lab Outreach Program
- $18 Million Judgment For Errors by Laboratory
- NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: Global Laboratory Trends Dominated By Rising Costs and Labor Shortage
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report June 4, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Procter & Gamble Moves into the Neighborhood
- Quest Wants It Both Ways With Payer Contracts
- Inverness Buys Biosite, Has NewVenture with P&G
- Community Hospital Builds Thriving Lab Outreach Program
- Labs Are Finding Ways To Link Variety of EMRs
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report May 14, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Mass General Hospital Raises Bar on Transparency
- LabCorp & Sunrise CEOs Score at Exec War College
- Global Lab News>> Quest Diagnostics Regains Contract To Manage British Hospital Lab
- Newsmaker Interview: Emerging Global Trends in How Labs Are Using "Distributed Computing"
- ACLA Prepares to Tackle Tough Lab Industry Issues
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report April 23, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Is There A Power Shift in Pathology?
- Quest Bites: Will Pay $2 Billion for AmeriPath
- FDA Sends Warning Letter To Abbott Laboratories
- Newsmaker Interview: Why Labs Will Increase Their Use of Middleware and Informatics
- Joint Venture Launches Molecular Pathology Lab
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report April 2, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Bringing You the REAL Story behind the Story!
- Lots of IVD Acquisitions As Buyers Spend Money
- Mobile Pathology Service Fuels Increased Revenue
- Competitive Bid Update: Implementation Date Passes on Medicare Competitive Bid Project
- Newspaper Reports Miss On Molecular Technology
- Compliance Update: Will OIG Reconsider Policy On Discriminatory Pricing?
- Anatomic Pathology’s Coming Revolution: Same Day Diagnoses
- Labs Can Be Misguided By Pull-Through Test Myth
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report March 12, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: New Jersey Suspends UnitedHealth's Fines for Docs
- Aetna Says: LabCorp Is Out & Quest Diagnostics Is In
- Mobile Pathology Service Fuels Increased Revenue
- Pumping Up Performance Of Lab Billing & Collections
- Siemens Executive Speaks On Integration Strategies
- New Rules to Boost Cancer Test Accuracy
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report February 19, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: New Technologies Bring New Issues for Pathologists
- Quest Acknowledges Loss of United Business
- New Competive Forces Alter Market Status Quo
- LabCorp Uses United As a "Growth Driver"
- UK Laboratories Pushed To Serve Primary Care
- LIS As Productivity Tool Throughout the Laboratory
- Whooping Cough Cases Reveal Test Deficiencies
- New Rules to Boost Cancer Test Accuracy
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report Janurary 29, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: Of Radiology, Pathology, GE, Siemens, and Philips
- IVD Stunner: GE to Acquire Abbott's Diagnostics Unit
- JVHL Signs A Contract With UnitedHealth Group
- Mayo Rolls Out RFID After Only 5-Month Test
- Pathologist Says Labs Need Read-Write RFID
- Paperless at Bayou Path Generates Big Dividends
- Pay for Performance Update: CMS Gets Positive Results from Hospital P4P Demo
- CDC Seeks To Identify Best Laboratory Practices
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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| The Dark Report Janurary 8, 2007 |
- R. Lewis Dark: A New Look and New Services for THE DARK REPORT
- Key Trends Drive Change For Clinical Laboratories
- 14 Lab Industry Macro Trends:
- Lean and Six Sigma Methods Set Deepening Roots in Labs
- Resurgence of Local Labs- But Most Are Owned by Hospitals
- Growing Use of EMRs by Docs Requires Response by Labs
- High-Deductible Health Plans Continue to Gain Enrollment
- Emphasis on Outcomes Seen In Lab Accreditation Programs
- Provider "Pay for Performance" Is Now AGiven in the U.S.
- Skilled Labor Crises Looms For Clinical Laboratory Industry
- More Automation In Labs, Including Histology Solutions
- Fewer LIS Upgrades Because Labs Opt for "Middleware"
- Steady Increase in Number Of Specialized Testing Labs
- Genetic and Molecular Tests To Further Integrate Lab & Path
- Lab Competitive Bid Project Is ANew Medicare Threat
- Real-Time QA/QC and Active Search for Lab Best Practices
- Evolution in Lab Instruments Will Soon Give Labs New Tools
- INTELLIGENCE: Late-Breaking Lab News
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