Senior executives from hospital laboratories and independent reference laboratories nationwide met in Phoenix in December to discuss strategies for competing in an environment where costs are squeezed, technology is changing, electronic medical records are rapidly gaining hold, and two giant national labs hold significant market share. The forum was LabCompete: Strategies for 2007, Washington G2 Reports’ inaugural conference on how to compete and gain market share in the clinical laboratory industry of today—and of tomorrow.

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February 2007 - Table of Contents

LIR February 2007 (full PDF issue)

Lab Industry Follows Pharma Into Direct-to-Consumer Marketing

Lab Execs Map Out Competitive Strategies

Sonic Deviates From Offshore Strategy, Acquires Remaining 18% of CPL

Horizon/LabCorp Deal Ousts Bio-Reference

RedPath Builds on a Convergence of Technology

New Congress to Influence Critical Laboratory, Pathology Issues

Cutting Out the Middle Man? Major Lab Players Target Patients in New Media Campaigns

Spectrum to Use Thomson’s MercuryMD Mobile EHR System

United Will Cover Oncotype DX Testing

Lab Stocks Rose 29% In 2006; Genomic Health Was Best Performer

FDA to Hold Meeting on IVDMIAs