| Clinical Laboratory testing market, also called the | | | | 2.1 US Market |
| diagnostic testing market in broader terms, includes all | | | | Market Value |
| the medical tests done at the laboratories. | | | | Growth Rate |
| Laboratory testing forms the basis for most of the | | | | Market Share |
| decisions in diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. | | | | Market Segments |
| There has been a notable shift away from traditional, | | | | 2.1.1 US Regional markets |
| fee-for-service medicine to managed-cost health | | | | 2.2 European Market |
| care, bringing about many market-based changes in | | | | 2.3 Australian Pathology Market |
| the clinical laboratory market. There has also been an | | | | Market Growth |
| increased focus on preventive medicine driving the | | | | Market Share |
| market. The increasing aging population is the primary | | | | 3. Reimbursement |
| driver of this market. The resultant shift towards | | | | 3.1 US Market |
| esoteric and genomic testing has further driven the | | | | 3.2 Australian & New Zealand Market |
| growth of the market. | | | | 4. Market Dynamics |
| Within Europe, Germany is the largest pathology | | | | 4.1 Growth Drivers |
| market. China is a major Asian market in laboratory | | | | 4.1.1 Favorable Demographics |
| testing. The players in this market are also | | | | 4.1.2 Healthcare Expenditure |
| concentrated regionally and there are no global | | | | 4.1.3 Genomic Testing |
| players. Quest Diagnostic and Laboratory Corporation | | | | 4.1.4 Increase in Cancer Survival & Incidence |
| of America are focused on the US market. Sonic | | | | Rates |
| Healthcare, Primary Health Care and Healthscope are | | | | 4.1.5 Cost Effectiveness of Laboratory Testing |
| the major players present in the Australian market. | | | | 4.1.6 Emergence of Point-of-Care (POC) Testing |
| LabCo is a player focusing entirely in Europe, while | | | | 4.1.7 Personalized Medicine |
| Quest and others are also present there. The regional | | | | 4.2 Market Trends |
| markets seem to be merging as the players are now | | | | 4.2.1 Increased Testing |
| expanding their reach beyond their domestic markets. | | | | 4.2.2 Technological Advancement |
| Laboratory services are being provided mainly by | | | | 4.2.3 Health Information Technologies |
| three type of service providers, hospital-based | | | | 4.2.4 Customer & Payer Consolidation |
| laboratories, physician-office laboratories, and | | | | 4.2.5 Highly Competitive Landscape |
| independent clinical laboratories. The independent | | | | 4.2.6 Regulatory & Policy Environment |
| clinical laboratories include all the private players like | | | | 4.3 Market Challenges |
| Quest, LabCorp discussed in this report. These | | | | 4.3.1 Cross Border Delivery of Clinical Laboratory |
| service providers are being reimbursed by the payers | | | | Services |
| for their services. Payers include both public payers | | | | 4.3.2 Reimbursement Risk from Payers in US |
| like Medicare and Medicaid and private payers like | | | | 5. Mergers & Acquisitions |
| private insurers. | | | | 6. Company Profiles |
| By combining SPSS Inc.'s data integration and analysis | | | | 6.1 Quest Diagnostics |
| capabilities with our relevant findings, we have | | | | Overview |
| predicted the future growth of the industry. We | | | | Business Strategies |
| employed various significant variables that have an | | | | Superior Patient Experience |
| impact on this industry and created regression models | | | | Leader in Medical Innovation |
| with SPSS Base to determine the future direction of | | | | Expansion of Geographic Reach |
| the industry. Before deploying the regression model, | | | | 6.2 Laboratory Corp. of America |
| the relationship between several independent or | | | | Overview |
| predictor variables and the dependent variable was | | | | Business Strategies |
| analyzed using standard SPSS output, including charts, | | | | Scientific Differentiation |
| tables and tests. | | | | Relationship with Managed Care providers |
| The report analyzes the clinical testing market, with | | | | Focus on Customer Service |
| focus on the US market. The report introduces the | | | | 6.3 Sonic Healthcare |
| market by defining clinical as well as diagnostic testing | | | | Overview |
| markets, the type of tests, the regulatory | | | | Business Strategies |
| environment, the customers and the payers. The | | | | Strengthening Market Presence in Germany |
| report covers the size of regional markets like the | | | | Expansion in the US |
| US and Europe. The growth drivers, trends and | | | | 6.4 Healthscope |
| challenges are also discussed. The major regional | | | | Overview |
| players have been profiled, highlighting their strategies | | | | Business Strategies |
| for this growing market. | | | | Restructuring through Acquisitions & Disposals |
| Table of Contents : | | | | Occupational Health and Safety |
| "1. Overview | | | | 7. Market Outlook |
| 1.1 Overview of Laboratory testing | | | | 7.1 Market Forecast |
| 1.2 Types of Tests | | | | 7.2 Forecast Methodology |
| 1.3 Laboratory Regulatory authorities | | | | 7.2.1 Dependent and Independent Variables |
| 1.4 Customers & Payers | | | | 7.2.2 Correlation Analysis |
| 2. Market Size | | | | 7.2. |