Research Reports

Now you can fully evaluate your reference testing relationships and pricing structures—with invaluable data from G-2 Reports' recent national survey of the $5.0 billion reference testing market.

Most hospital and independent lab directors and managers are acutely aware of the volume and cost trends for send-out tests at their own facilities, but have little knowledge of what's happening at their peer laboratories.

For this report, the editor's of Washington G-2 Reports have distilled volumes of data—from a recent, exclusive survey of hospital and independent labs of the $5.0 billion reference testing market—to uncover send-out testing pricing data, volume trends, and qualitative information on reference lab service levels.

Inside, you'll find:

• Market data on the size and structure of the reference testing market
• National pricing data on 25 of the most frequently referred tests
• Benchmarking data on average referral volumes and costs by lab size and type
• Which tests your peers aim to bring in-house over the next 12 months
• How the national reference labs are rated by turnaround time, pricing, lowest prices, and overall best value
• Reference lab market trends – market share by facility type, customer turnover

Don't be left in the dark. Managing reference lab expenses requires more than guesswork and market hunches. Before negotiating your next reference lab contract:

1. prepare yourself with the latest facts and figures from this easy-to-read market research report
2. learn why send-out test prices vary so much
3. gain perspective on how reference lab prices for the top 20 referred tests compare to Medicare rates
4. discover what percent of reference lab purchases go through group purchasing organizations
5. find out what the average reference lab expense is by type of lab and size of lab

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