The nation’s lab testing leader has joined forces with the country’s Internet search giant to provide consumers with secure online access to diagnostic test results through Google Health, a Web-based personal health record (PHR) pilot currently in development. Google Health appears similar to two other online PHR initiatives being developed by IT leaders: Microsoft’s HealthVault and Revolution Health. Founded by America Online co-founder Steve Case, Revolution Health operates a consumer health information Web site that allows consumers to create and manage an online PHR.

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April 2008 - Table of Contents

LIR April 2008 (full PDF issue)

Quest Partners With Google to Develop Portable PHR

Debt Load and Economy's Financial Crisis Put Pressure on Bostwick Labs' $100M IPO

Top 10 Lab and Pathology Tests—Surgical Path Leads With $20 Billion in Medicare Dollars

Lab Financial Benchmarks Reveal Psychemedics Tops Productivity Measures

NY Market Shift Helps Boost Bio-Reference, but DSO Benchmarks Cause Concern

Receivables, Bad Debt Could Rise as Economic Downturn Challenges Labs

Sonic Projects 20% to 25% Growth in ’08 as Federated Model and Acquisitions Pose Challenge

Ikonisys Gets CLIA Registration for Niche Reference Lab

Lab Stocks Take a Hit in March; Index Down 12% Over 5 Weeks

Stanford’s Basic Outreach Testing Unit for Sale