2011
January 2011
Labs Struggling to Make EMR Connections
Physician Signature Rule Will be Burdensome
Ameritox Pays $16M Settlement
Sonic Buys Physicians Automated Laboratory
February 2011
Novartis Buys Genoptix for $470 Million
Aurora Buys Pathology Labs in Texas and Nevada
CMS to Pull Plug on Physician Signature Rule
More Dermatologists Building In-Office Labs
March 2011
Quest to Buy Athena Diagnostics for $740 Million
Quest to Buy Celera for $671 Million
Vitamin D is Fastest-Growing Lab Test
Sonic Healthcare USA Growing by 5%
April 2011
TC/PC Medicare Fraud Case Headed to Trial
Big Paydays for Quest and Labcorp CEOs
Judge Rules that Sales Rep Broke Non-Compete
Labcorp to Buy DNA Testing Firm for $85M
May 2011
Quest Diagnostics to Pay $241 Million to Settle Medi-Cal Lawsuit
Publicly-Traded Lab CEOs Paid Average of $2.8 Million
Myriad Genetics to Buy Rules-Based Medicine for $80 Million
June 2011
Will Lab Test Pricing Change in California?
UPMC Pathologists to Provide Consults for Chinese Lab
Mohapatra’s Days at Quest Diagnostics Could be Numbered
July 2011
Florida Labs May be Next Target for Medicaid Pricing Lawsuit
No New Regulations for In-Office Labs Proposed for 2012
Bostwick Labs Gets $43 Million Loan
LipoScience Files for $86M IPO
August 2011
Analyst’s Report Highlights the High Cost of Hospital Lab Testing
Dallas Pathologist and AmeriPath Reach Settlement
Aurora Diagnostics Buys Two More Path Labs; CEO James New is Stepping Down
September 2011
More In-Office Labs Getting CAP Accreditation
Growth Slows in Anatomic Pathology Market
Labcorp Extends UnitedHealthcare Agreement
Labcorp Forms Lab Benefit Management Firm
October 2011
Japanese Firm to Pay $725 Million for Caris Diagnostics
Andrew Baker Stubbornly Pursuing Medicare Fraud Lawsuits Vs. Quest and Labcorp
Digital Pathology Market Posts Sluggish Growth
November 2011
More Medicare Lab Cuts Expected
Metalmark Capital Buys Bostwick Labs
Quest Diagnostics Is looking for a New CEO
December 2011
Palmetto Takes Aim at Code Stacking
Final 3 Medi-Cal Lawsuits Settled, But Questions On Lab Test Pricing Remain
Top 25 Urology Groups with In-Office Pathology Labs