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“Leveraging Custom Software For Enhanced Financial Management In A Laboratory” is for the laboratory community and has been produced in partnership with Grace Health Technology. It presents a case study exploring the benefits of software automation in three key areas of genetics laboratory administration: clinical laboratory operations, accounts payable, and claims management. To learn more about this White Paper and to download now, visit Dark Daily White Papers! https://hubs.ly/Q0302hZ30

American Society of Radiology Leaders Identify Seven ‘Most Pressing’ Challenges to Radiology Profession Managers of pathology groups and clinical laboratories can learn from the challenges confronting the radiology profession Members of the Intersociety Committee of the American Society of Radiology (ACR) recently met in Coronado, Calif., to discuss the “most pressing” challenges to their profession and investigate possible solutions, according to Radiology Business. Many of these challenges mimic similar challenges faced by anatomic pathology professionals. The radiology leaders identified seven of the “most important challenges facing radiology today.” They include: declining reimbursement, corporatization and consolidation, inadequate labor force, imaging appropriateness, burnout, turf wars with nonphysicians, and... Read the Dark Daily article now! https://hubs.ly/Q0302d4B0

Global IVD Companies Issue Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Nearly all in vitro diagnostics firms report modest growth, discuss plans for 2025 Lab managers and pathologists can use this information to track the market successes or setbacks by the different IVD vendors. These insights can be particularly helpful when considering different companies when it is time to replace or upgrade lab automation and analyzers. Read The Dark Report article now! https://hubs.ly/Q02_RKgM0

"New Approach for Optimizing Antifungal Therapy:Two-Step Rapid Fungal Diagnostic by PCR/NGS," is now on-demand. This free 60-minute webinar, sponsored by MicroGenDX and hosted by Dark Daily, is your chance to learn about NGS tools of the future for fungal diagnostics. To watch now, visit Dark Daily Webinars! https://hubs.ly/Q02_RZGh0

Commonwealth Fund Health Insurance Survey Shows One Out of Four Americans is Underinsured Study findings highlight financial impact underinsured have on healthcare providers, including clinical laboratories and pathology groups Commonwealth Fund’s 2024 Biennial Health Survey released in November shows that not only are Americans underinsured, but many are swimming in medical debt. This is not good news for clinical laboratories. Simply put, labs must collect deductibles, copays, and out of pocket amounts from insured patients. If the patient is underinsured, that means the lab probably has to collect more—even 100%—of total charges directly from the patient. The study conducted between March and June of 2024 collected data from 8,201 respondents ages 18-64, and despite two of every three respondents carrying health insurance through their employers, one of every four is underinsured, according to a Commonwealth Fund news release. A further 44% of respondents have medical debt, with one of every four calling their out-of-pocket payments... Read the Dark Daily article now! https://hubs.ly/Q02_MdzG0

"2024 Payor Denial Impact Report: Data-Driven Strategies for Denial Management and Appeals Success," is now on-demand! This webinar, sponsored by XiFin, Inc. and hosted by Dark Daily, will explore current denial and appeal trends and discuss strategies to fuel financial success for hospital outreach, independent labs, molecular diagnostics, and pathology practices. Download the webinar now at Dark Daily Webinars! https://hubs.ly/Q02_BmS_0

Microbiologist Writes Children’s Book on Becoming a Clinical Laboratory Scientist Encouraging the next generation of clinical laboratorians could contribute to solving current staffing shortages in the nation’s medical laboratories This holiday season brings an exciting new gift that will catch the attention of Dark Daily’s readers. It’s a children’s book that introduces young readers to working in clinical laboratories! The book, titled, “I Want to be a Laboratory Scientist,” follows a girl named Kori who is working on a school project about her mother’s job as a microbiology clinical laboratory scientist. “This is a steppingstone into the career of laboratory science, so we should share what we do with the world. Any lab scientist who has a child, niece, nephew, or grandchild in their life should give this gift. It could open an entirely new world of... Read the Dark Daily article now! https://hubs.ly/Q02_Bqcx0

Hear what Julie Ramage, Principal at Precision Medical Consultancy, has to say about her experience at Executive War College 2023! Thank you, Julie for taking the time to talk with us! Over three decades, Executive War College has become THE essential, must-go-to conference for obtaining information designed to solve the latest challenges in diagnostics, clinical lab and pathology management. Register now at https://hubs.ly/Q02_6cw00!

Dark Daily’s free white paper, “Leveraging Custom Software For Enhanced Financial Management In A Laboratory” is for the laboratory community and has been produced in partnership with Grace Health Technology. It is available for free download at Dark Daily White Papers! https://hubs.ly/Q02_lvbB0

Coming Wave of Retirees Predicted to Trigger ‘Silver Tsunami’ That Will Drive Changes in How Hospitals Deliver Care Clinical laboratories will need new methods for accommodating the increase in senior patients seeking rapid access to medical laboratory testing and pathology services Experts within the healthcare industry are predicting existing care delivery models will need to be revised within the next few years to accommodate a rapidly aging population dubbed a “silver tsunami.” Many hospital systems are actively taking steps to prepare for this coming sharp increase in the number of senior citizens needing healthcare services, including clinical laboratory testing. Multi-hospital health systems will have to accommodate demand for healthcare delivered in ways that meet the changing expectations of seniors. These include rapid access to clinical laboratory testing and anatomic pathology services, electronic health records, and... Read the Dark Daily article now! https://hubs.ly/Q02_fSym0