Worldwide Clinical Laboratory Testing Market ..

Diagnostic tests or clinical laboratory tests have a very important role in the diagnosis of any disease and in the healthcare system. These tests are the basis of most of the medical decisions. The laboratory tests are mainly of three types, clinical or routine tests, anatomic pathology tests and esoteric tests. Diagnostics tests have a little wider coverage than the clinical laboratory tests.

Payors play an important role in this industry as they are the ones who reimburse the cost of the tests to the laboratories. There are both government and private payors and include healthcare insurers also. Each of these payors operates differently and also have different share in the reimbursements depending upon the countries. The laboratory testing industry is also supported by the In Vitro Diagnostic industry which supplies all the instruments used in the laboratory tests.

International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) is the international body for accrediting these laboratories. Each country or region has an independent accrediting body which is ultimately a member of or affiliated to the ILAC, to provide accreditation to the laboratories.

With the increasing awareness about early detection and prevention of diseases and the aging of the world population, the industry is poised for rapid growth. There are various players in this industry. Most players are limited to a country or a region but a few operate more widely. For example, Quest Diagnostic and LabCorp in USA, LAbco Diagnostics in Europe, Sonic Healthcare (SHL), Symbion Health, and Healthscope (HSP) in Austraila.

This report analyzes the global clinical laboratory market and various aspects of the market like reimbursement market and In Vitro Diagnostic market. It has also covers various countries and the respective markets, their issues and growth drivers. The report also profiles the leading players of this industry.

Contents

1. CLINICAL LABORATORY TESTING: AN OVERVIEW

Routine Tests
Anatomic Pathology Tests
Esoteric Tests

2. MARKET SIZE

2.1 European Market
  Market Value by Segments
  Market Value by Region
2.2 US Market
  Market Growth
  Market Segments
  Market Share
2.3 Australian Market
  Market Share
2.4 New Zealand
  Market Share

3. REIMBURSEMENTS

3.1 US Market
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Healthcare Insurers
3.2 New Zealand and Australia

4. MARKET FEATURES

4.1 Accreditation System
4.2 Growth Drivers
  Ability to Leverage Database Information
  Shift to Preventive Medicine
  Demographic Trends
  Increase in Cancer Survival and Incidence Rates
  Cost Effectiveness of Laboratory Testing
  Emergence of Point-of-Care (POC) Testing
  Personalized Medicine
4.3 Market Issues
  Cross Border Delivery of Clinical Laboratory Services
  Reimbursement Risk from Government and Managed Care Payors

5. COMPANY PROFILES

5.1 Quest Diagnostics
  Overview
  Business Strategies
  Leading Medical Innovation & IT Solutions
  Attracting Patients with Superior Services
5.2 Laboratory Corp. of America
  Overview
  Business Strategies
  Differentiation Drives Growth
  Managed Care Partnerships
  Customer Retention through Exceptional Service
5.3 Healthscope
  Overview
  Business Strategies
  Restructuring through Acquisitions & Disposals
  Shareholder Communication Strategy
5.4 Sonic Healthcare
  Overview
  Business Strategies
  Medical Management and Leadership

LIST OF TABLES

European Diagnostic Testing Scenario
Growth Rates of Test Types in US

LIST OF CHARTS

Types of Clinical Tests
Europe Clinical Diagnostics Market by Segments (2007)
European Clinical Laboratory Market by Region (2006)
US Diagnostic Laboratory Testing Market by Segment (2006)
US Diagnostic Laboratory Testing Market Share (2006)
Australia - Growth in Medicare Outlays (2000-06)
Market Share of Australian Private Pathology Market (2006)
Market Share of New Zealand Pathology Market (2006)
Payors Breakup in US Clinical Laboratory Market (2006)
Sales and Assets Growth of Quest Diagnostic (2003-07)
Sales and Assets Growth of LabCorp (2003-07)
Sales and Assets Growth of Healthscope (2003-07)
Sales and Assets Growth of Sonic Healthcare (2003-07)