University of Utah-owned clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory ARUP Laboratories (Salt Lake City, UT) has contracted with Mednet Services, a lab network and billing services IT company, to expand ARUP’s menu of outreach services to regional and local hospital-affiliated laboratories.

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August 2006 - Table of Contents

LIR August 2006 (full PDF issue)

Physician EHR Use Up 31% Since 2001

Taking It Personally: Sonic Loses $346m New Zealand Contract

Medicare Part B Spending Up 9% to $6.6 Billion

Labs Succeed With In-House Genetic Counselors

Covance Expands Lab Testing in Asia

EHRs Gain Acceptance, Investment, and Certification

Physician Income Declines With Payer Fees While Service Volume Increases

DomaniCell Looks to Partner With Hospitals for Cord Blood Banking

ARUP Contracts With Mednet to Expand Outreach

Chicago Forensics Lab Expands Into HIV Market

Lab Stocks Up 7% So Far This Year

School Drug Testing Unpopular