The Theranos debacle hasn't dissuaded retailers from partnering with labs. LabCorp & Walgreens Walgreens, Theranos's ex-retail partner, has moved on and entered into an agreement with another … [Read more...]
PRECISION MEDICINE
Market Trends: Lab-Retail Collaboration Remains Strong Despite Theranos Debacle
January 21, 2019
OUTREACH ASSETS
Attendees Given Insider’s Look at a Hospital Laboratory Joint Venture
October 30, 2018
Hospital systems are increasingly exploring joint ventures as a means to monetize some of the hospital outreach laboratory's assets without exiting the business. Attendees at G2's 36th annual … [Read more...]
MAKING THE TRANSITION
Lab 2.0, The Future of Labs
October 30, 2018
What will the laboratory of the future look like? Attendees at G2's 36th annual Lab Institute (Oct. 24-26; Washington, D.C.) got a glimpse in the keynote "Transitioning from Lab 1.0 to Lab … [Read more...]
EARNINGS
How to Avoid a Laboratory Audit
August 20, 2018
By Sean McSweeney bio Laboratory audits have a much harder impact on your lab than intended. As detailed by the NCBI, the audit's intent is to review and assess laboratory performance to … [Read more...]
CO-ORDINATING DATA
Laboratory Information Systems (LIS): What You Need To Know To Get Paid
July 23, 2018
By Sean McSweeney bio Today, laboratory billing claims require more and more data to successfully get paid. One of the biggest reasons your claims may be getting denied is because you're … [Read more...]
INDUSTRY TRENDS
Inside the Diagnostics Industry: Laboratory Data Core to Value-Based Health Care
December 4, 2017
To thrive in the present challenging environment, laboratories need to deliberately focus on how they can create value outside of their own walls. The key to achieving this is in their data. Speakers … [Read more...]
INCREASING REVENUE
Conference Ends With Optimistic Outlook for Laboratories
October 30, 2017
Despite the PAMA cloud overhanging the laboratory industry, G2's 35th annual Lab Institute conference (Washington D.C.; Oct. 25-27) ended on an optimistic note with David Nichols and Drea Langston, … [Read more...]
INDUSTRY TRENDS
Lab-Pharmacy Partnerships Expand Retail Lab Testing Trend
August 17, 2017
Another undeniable sign that commercialization of health care is making meaningful inroads on Main Street with the late June partnership announcement between the laboratory chain Quest Diagnostics … [Read more...]
MARKET TRENDS
Market Trends: Quest-Walmart, LabCorp- Walgreens Add Momentum to Mass Retailing of Lab Services
July 26, 2017
Mass commercialization of health care in general and laboratory services in particular is heating up with a pair of co-branding deals between leading lab chains with national retail giants. What makes … [Read more...]
RESEARCH
iSpecimen Generates New Market for Discarded Biospecimens
May 2, 2017
iSpecimen (Lexington, Mass.) can be thought of as a cross between a dating site and an online marketplace for human biospecimens. The company has built a turnkey solution that connects providers, such … [Read more...]
