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Clinical Laboratory Analysis Is One of the Most Important Sections of Medical Care Which Is a Significant Reason to Get a Hold of Clinical Laboratory Testing Volume 2: Business Strategies.


DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c52593) has announced the addition of Clinical Laboratory Testing Volume 2: Business Strategies to their offering.

Clinical laboratory testing is generally categorized as either of two general areas -- clinical testing and anatomical pathology anatomical pathology
n.
The study of the structural and compositional changes that occur in organs and tissues as a result of disease. Also called pathological anatomy.
 testing. Clinical and anatomical pathology procedures are frequently ordered as part of regular physician office visits and hospital admissions in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses. As such, clinical laboratory analysis is one of the most important sections of medical care.

The purpose of this report is to describe the specific segments of the clinical laboratory analysis business. The emphasis in this review is on those companies that are actively developing and marketing laboratory data for the clinical setting, including hospitals, independent labs, physician's offices and miscellaneous clinics. This study concentrates on the clinical laboratory industry in the U.S. It defines the dollar volume of sales in each major market and analyzes the factors that influence the size and the growth of the individual market segments.

The study surveys some of the primary companies known to be marketing clinical laboratory data into the market. Each company is discussed in depth with a section on the history of the company, the product line, business and marketing analysis, and a subjective commentary of the position of the company in its market.

The report attempts to answer the questions:

-- What companies are the key players?

-- What are the opportunities in clinical laboratory testing?

-- What is happening with the information revolution?

-- What are the development trends?

-- Where are the new market growth areas?

This examination reviews the market for clinical laboratory data used in clinical practice. It defines the dollar volume of sales in each major market and analyzes the factors that influence the size and the growth of the individual market segments. The report details market sizes and growth rates Growth Rates

The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures.

Notes:
Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future.
 for the U.S. and world markets.

The study surveys some of the primary companies known to be marketing clinical laboratory data into the market. Each company is discussed in depth with a section on the history of the company, the product line, business and marketing analysis, and a subjective commentary of the position of the company in its market.

Unique benefits of this report are:

-- In-depth analysis of the major sectors of the clinical laboratory business sector, their size, growth rates and major drivers.

-- Presentation of some of the emerging business practices, elucidating the potential areas that could gain traction in this market.

-- Analysis of the partnerships and alliances the various key sector players have forged, as well as describing financings of these market participants, giving insight into potential market collaborations.

-- Examination of new business methods for clinical laboratories to identify lead positions and potential future growth areas.

-- The reader will gain an understanding of key areas of the clinical laboratory testing business.

-- New ways to adapt technology innovations and create new revenue streams.

-- Sales and marketing strategies that will improve net income.

-- Which diagnostic tests are emerging as high profit products.

-- Transition to a consumer-based lab model.

-- Financial underpinnings of entrepreneurial labs.

-- Networking opportunities.

-- Insights into the boomer emerging market and their growing expenditures on healthcare.

-- Increased merger and acquisition (M&A) activity.

-- Shift to preventative medicine.

-- Point of care testing.

-- Elements of personalized medicine The external links in this article or section may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies. , genetic testing Genetic Testing Definition

A genetic test examines the genetic information contained inside a person's cells, called DNA, to determine if that person has or will develop a certain disease or could pass a disease to his or her offspring.
 and pharmacogenomics.

Content Outline:

1. Overview

2. IVD (Interactive VideoDisc) See interactive video.  Clinical Laboratory Market

3. The Clinical Laboratory Testing Market

4. Hot Sectors in the Clinical Lab Testing Market

5. Important Technology Trends

6. Business Trends in the Clinical Laboratory Analyzer Sector

7. Company Profiles

8. Clinical Laboratory Testing Sector Trends and Forecasts

List of Figures

List of Tables

Companies Mentioned:

-- ACM (Association for Computing Machinery, New York, www.acm.org) A membership organization founded in 1947 dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of information processing. In addition to awards and publications, ACM also maintains special interest groups (SIGs) in the computer field.  Medical Laboratory

-- American Esoteric Laboratories

-- American Medical Laboratories

-- AmeriPath

-- ARUP Laboratories

-- Athena Diagnostics

-- Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc.

-- BioTech Labs

-- BioLabs, Inc.

-- CBLPath

-- Centrex Clinical Laboratories

-- Clarient, Inc.

-- Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii

-- Clinical Reference Laboratory

-- Clongen Laboratories

-- CompuNet Clinical Laboratories

-- Diagnostic Systems Laboratories

-- Enzo Biochem, Inc.

-- Esoterix

-- Focus Diagnostics

-- Fresenius Medical Care Fresenius Medical Care is a German company specializing in the production of medical supplies, primarily to facilitate or aid renal dialysis. It is 37%-owned by the health care company Fresenius SE.  AG & Co. KGaA

-- Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland
Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva.
 Laboratories

-- Genomic Health, Inc.

-- Genzyme

-- IBT (1) (Instructor Based Training) Training courses conducted by human teachers.

(2) (Internet Based Training) Training courses provided via the Internet.
 Laboratories

-- Integrated Regional Laboratories

-- LabCorp

-- MDS MDS,
n See temporomandibular pain-dysfunction syndrome.

MDS 1 Maternal deprivation syndrome, see there 2 Myelodysplastic syndrome, see there
 Diagnostic Services diagnostic services,
n.pl the imaging and laboratory capabilities available for determining the cause of an illness.
 

-- MEDTOX Scientific, Inc.

-- Meriter Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract  

-- Mid America Clinical Laboratories

-- Monogram monogram [Gr.,=single letter], symbol of a name or names, consisting typically of a letter or several letters worked together. A famous monogram is that of Christ, consisting of X (chi) and P (rho), the first two letters of Christ in Greek.  Biosciences, Inc.

-- Myriad Genetics, Inc.

-- National Jewish Medical and Research Center National Jewish Medical and Research Center is a research institute located in Denver, Colorado specializing in respiratory, immune and allergic research and treatment. It was founded in 1899 to treat tuberculosis, and is today considered one of the world's best medical research  

-- Parkway Clinical Laboratories

-- Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories

-- Psychemedics Corporation

-- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

-- RDL RDL - Requirements and Development Language.

["RDL: A Language for Software Development", H.C. Heacox, SIGPLAN Notices 14(9):71-79 (Sep 1979)].
 Reference Laboratory

-- Satellite Laboratory Services

-- Spectrum Laboratory Network

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