Navigating LIS Vendor Transitions: How to Protect Your Laboratory During Market Consolidation
Navigating LIS Vendor Acquisitions: How to Protect Laboratory Operations During Market Consolidation This is Part 2 of our series on LIS market consolidation. See Part 1 for background on the CliniSys-Orchard acquisition and its broader market implications. Following CliniSys’s acquisition of Orchard Software, laboratory owners are asking how this might affect their operations. Industry research […]
The Orchard Software Acquisition: What LIS Consolidation Means for Laboratory Owners
Clinisys announced its acquisition of Orchard Software creating the world’s largest laboratory informatics company. This acquisition affects over 2,000 laboratories currently using Orchard’s systems and represents a broader trend of consolidation that is reshaping the LIS landscape. For laboratories, understanding the implications of this market shift is critical for making decisions about their technology infrastructure and lab operations.
Big Beautiful Bill Lab Impact
CliniSys Acquires Orchard Software: What LIS Consolidation Means for Laboratory Owners On July 29, 2025 CliniSys announced its acquisition of Orchard Software from private equity firm, Francisco Partners, creating the world’s largest laboratory informatics company. This acquisition affects over 2,000 laboratories currently using Orchard’s systems and represents a broader trend of consolidation that is reshaping […]
EWC2025 Recap 3: Opportunities for Labs in Urgent Care Networks in the Clinical Lab 2.0 Era
At Executive War College 2025, the theme of Clinical Lab 2.0 called for laboratories to expand beyond the traditional business model and consider new care models. As healthcare pivots toward value-based, patient-centric delivery, labs are uniquely positioned to collaborate with urgent care centers and freestanding emergency departments, bringing diagnostics closer to patients while driving new revenue streams.
EWC2025 Recap 2: How Interoperability and Cloud Platforms Are Powering Clinical Lab 2.0
The clear narrative at EWC this year is that labs that have implemented integrated systems are better positioned to take on the Clinical Lab 2.0 model and deliver greater value. The shift toward consolidated and cloud-based IT platforms with robust interoperability enables labs to eliminate paper-based workflows, enhance productivity, and play a central role in expanding and delivering better patient outcomes. Here, we recap three sessions from EWC 2025 that showcased how leading labs and technology partners are turning this vision into reality.
EWC2025 Recap 1: Laying the Foundation for Lab 2.0: the Direct-to-Consumer Opportunity
As labs look to expand in non-traditional diagnostics markets, one growing trend is Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) lab testing. At Executive War College 2025, Patrick Schaffer, Chief Business Officer at Lifepoint Informatics and Dave Pellegore Director of IT at MaineHealth/NorDx presented what, at first glance, appears to be an overnight success story in launching their DTC program. But behind the scenes, it was a calculated, multi-year journey that could offer a blueprint for how regional labs can enter the DTC market and thrive.
Dendi Spotlight: Ashley White – Providing Personalized Support Backed by Lab Experience to Add Value LIS Success
Dendi Team Spotlight Ashley White, MB(ASCP)CM, Account Manager Ashley White is an experienced laboratory professional with a BA in Biology from The University of Texas and an ASCP certification in Molecular Biology. Having advanced through roles as both a molecular technologist and in management as a lab supervisor, she possesses a wide range of lab […]
Labs and Antimicrobial Stewardship for Long-Term Care
Trends in Antimicrobial Stewardship in Diagnostic Laboratories for Long-Term Care Facilities Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Major Role for Laboratories in Long-Term Care Alarming rates of antibiotic resistance have led US state and local health departments to place increased pressure on healthcare providers to improve antibiotic prescription practices. A trend of intensified focus on antibiotic stewardship programs […]
Dendi Spotlight: Dylan Smith – How Lab Experience Creates Customer Connections and Accomplishes Common Goals
Dendi Team Spotlight Dylan Smith, Account Manager With a BA in Biology at the University of Kentucky and having worked for Mako Medical, one of the largest independent clinical labs in the USA, Dylan brings extensive experience in IT solutions administration and laboratory operations. As an Account Manager at Dendi, he utilizes his wealth of […]
Labs in Long-Term Care
How Labs in Long-Term Care can Achieve Success A Growing Opportunity and Challenge for Labs The U.S. Census Bureau projects that the number of Americans aged 65 and older will nearly double by 2060. The aging population and increasing life expectancy is driving demand for a variety of senior care services including long-term care, skilled […]