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Optimizing Your Outreach Molecular Test Menu

Ilke Panzer, Vice President, Diagnostic Laboratories, Blood Center of Wisconsin

Filmed: 06/09/09





 
Features & Analysis

Lab Strategy
CAP, ASCP Join ACLU Suit Over Breast Cancer Gene Patents
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) has joined the…more

Government Policy
Lab Groups Weigh in on Health Care Reform Proposals
As Senate and House committees gear up to consider health care reform bills this month, the Clinical Laboratory…more

Diagnostic Imaging
RBMs Get Guidance From Imaging Groups
Although groups representing diagnostic imaging providers generally do not endorse the use of radiology benefits…more

Diagnostic Tests
H1N1 Outbreak Puts Focus on Lab Testing Capability
The outbreak of a novel influenza A (H1N1) flu virus of swine origin that was first detected in April sent the…more

Compliance
Quest to Pay $302 Million in Settlement
In one of the largest recoveries in a case involving a medical device, Quest Diagnostics Inc. (Teterboro, N.J.)…more



 
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Focusing Your Lab's Sales and Marketing Vision: New Strategies for Competing with the National Labs
07/16/09

27th Annual Lab Institute:

09/23/09

Lab Leaders' Summit:

11/12/09

Laboratory Sales & Marketing 2009 Conference:

12/07/09





Executive Moves

GE Healthcare: Nigel Darby has been appointed vice president of biotechnologies for GE Healthcare (Fairfield, Conn.). Darby joined GE approximately six years ago as vice president of research and development for GE Healthcare's life sciences division. Most recently he has been responsible for the biotechnologies business within the life sciences division, where he also served as chief technology officer. Prior to joining GE, Darby worked for AstraZeneca in Sweden. [June 2009]

Gen-Probe : Carl W. Hull has succeeded Henry L. Nordhoff as CEO of Gen-Probe ( San Diego, Calif.). Formerly Gen-Probe's president and chief operating officer, Hull also has joined the company's board of directors. Nordhoff, who had served as Gen-Probe's CEO since 1994, is now non-executive chairman following his re-election to the board at the company's annual meeting of stockholders. [June 2009]

Cowen Group: Jim Lilly has joined Cowen Group ( New York, N.Y.) as a managing director in the investment banking group and will lead the firm's health care services practice. Lilly was previously a managing director in Merrill Lynch's global health care group. Prior to joining Merrill in 2005, he was co-head of the health care group at Jefferies and began his health care career at Piper Jaffray. [June 2009]

Water Street Healthcare Partners : Robert B. Womsley has agreed to join Water Street Healthcare Partners (Chicago), a private equity firm focused exclusively on the health care industry. A senior partner with Citi Private Equity, Womsley will join Water Street Healthcare as a partner on July 1, 2009.

Pacific Biosciences : Eric Schadt , Ph.D., has been appointed chief scientific officer of Pacific Biosciences ( Menlo Park , Calif. ). He was previously executive scientific director of genetics at Rosetta Inpharmatics, a subsidiary of Merck & Co. [May 2009]

CIGNA : Annmarie Hagan has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer of CIGNA Corporation ( Philadelphia , Penn. ). Since joining CIGNA in 1987, Hagan has held numerous leadership positions, including chief accounting officer and controller. Hagan succeeds departing CFO Michael W. Bell, who is resigning from CIGNA after 25 years with the company. [May 2009]

 

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CDC Seeks Industry Input in Establishing Laboratory Best Practices
06/24/09  Goal of initiative is to develop evidence-based methods that evaluate practice effectiveness for improving the quality of health care more...

House Bill Makes Pathology TC Billing Protection Permanent
06/23/09  Independent clinical laboratories could continue to bill Medicare Part B in 2010 and beyond for the technical component (TC) of pathology services to hospital inpatients and outpatients, under legislation pending in the House. The bill would make permanent the “grandfather” protection for such billings that expires Dec. 31 of this year. more...

Compliance Officer Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulent Contracts
06/23/09  A federal district court in Hawaii has sentenced a former compliance officer to 40 months in prison and ordered her to pay $639,430 in restitution after she pleaded guilty to fraud by entering into contracts with a hospital for consulting services she actually performed as an employee (United States v. Syling). more...




 
G2 Editorial Advisory Board

Optimizing Your Lab’s Sales Force Performance
Part 2: Field Coaching

By:  Peter Francis   06/17/09   more...




 
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Lab Industry Strategic Outlook: Market Trends & Analysis 2009
Business Strategies for Molecular Diagnostics In the Lab
Diagnostic Imaging Industry Outlook 2009: Market Trends & Analysis
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