Clinical Laboratory Testing Market Report: 2009 Edition

Clinical Laboratory Testing Market Report: 2009 Edition

Clinical Laboratory testing market, also called the diagnostic testing market in broader terms, includes all the medical tests done at the laboratories. Laboratory testing forms the basis for most of the decisions in diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.

There has been a notable shift away from traditional, fee-for-service medicine to managed-cost health care, bringing about many market-based changes in the clinical laboratory market. There has also been an increased focus on preventive medicine driving the market. The increasing aging population is the primary driver of this market. The resultant shift towards esoteric and genomic testing has further driven the growth of the market.

Within Europe, Germany is the largest pathology market. China is a major Asian market in laboratory testing. The players in this market are also concentrated regionally and there are no global players. Quest Diagnostic and Laboratory Corporation of America are focused on the US market. Sonic Healthcare, Primary Health Care and Healthscope are the major players present in the Australian market. LabCo is a player focusing entirely in Europe, while Quest and others are also present there. The regional markets seem to be merging as the players are now expanding their reach beyond their domestic markets.

Laboratory services are being provided mainly by three type of service providers, hospital-based laboratories, physician-office laboratories, and independent clinical laboratories. The independent clinical laboratories include all the private players like Quest, LabCorp discussed in this report. These service providers are being reimbursed by the payers for their services. Payers include both public payers like Medicare and Medicaid and private payers like private insurers.

By combining SPSS Inc.’s data integration and analysis capabilities with our relevant findings, we have predicted the future growth of the industry. We employed various significant variables that have an impact on this industry and created regression models with SPSS Base to determine the future direction of the industry. Before deploying the regression model, the relationship between several independent or predictor variables and the dependent variable was analyzed using standard SPSS output, including charts, tables and tests.

The report analyzes the clinical testing market, with focus on the US market. The report introduces the market by defining clinical as well as diagnostic testing markets, the type of tests, the regulatory environment, the customers and the payers. The report covers the size of regional markets like the US and Europe. The growth drivers, trends and challenges are also discussed. The major regional players have been profiled, highlighting their strategies for this growing market.

1. Overview

1.1 Overview of Laboratory testing
1.2 Types of Tests
1.3 Laboratory Regulatory authorities
1.4 Customers & Payers

2. Market Size

2.1 US Market

Market Value
Growth Rate
Market Share
Market Segments

2.1.1 US Regional markets

2.2 European Market
2.3 Australian Pathology Market

Market Growth
Market Share

3. Reimbursement

3.1 US Market
3.2 Australian & New Zealand Market

4. Market Dynamics

4.1 Growth Drivers

4.1.1 Favorable Demographics
4.1.2 Healthcare Expenditure
4.1.3 Genomic Testing
4.1.4 Increase in Cancer Survival & Incidence Rates
4.1.5 Cost Effectiveness of Laboratory Testing
4.1.6 Emergence of Point-of-Care (POC) Testing
4.1.7 Personalized Medicine

4.2 Market Trends

4.2.1 Increased Testing
4.2.2 Technological Advancement
4.2.3 Health Information Technologies
4.2.4 Customer & Payer Consolidation
4.2.5 Highly Competitive Landscape
4.2.6 Regulatory & Policy Environment

4.3 Market Challenges

4.3.1 Cross Border Delivery of Clinical Laboratory Services
4.3.2 Reimbursement Risk from Payers in US

5. Mergers & Acquisitions

6. Company Profiles

6.1 Quest Diagnostics

Overview
Business Strategies
Superior Patient Experience
Leader in Medical Innovation
Expansion of Geographic Reach

6.2 Laboratory Corp. of America

Overview
Business Strategies
Scientific Differentiation
Relationship with Managed Care providers
Focus on Customer Service

6.3 Sonic Healthcare

Overview
Business Strategies
Strengthening Market Presence in Germany
Expansion in the US

6.4 Healthscope

Overview
Business Strategies
Restructuring through Acquisitions & Disposals
Occupational Health and Safety

7. Market Outlook

7.1 Market Forecast
7.2 Forecast Methodology

7.2.1 Dependent and Independent Variables
7.2.2 Correlation Analysis
7.2.3 Regression Analysis

List of Tables

Customers & Payers for Independent Clinical Laboratories
CLIA Laboratories by Type of Facilities (2008)
US Top 10 MSA Estimated Lab Markets (2008)
European Diagnostic Testing Scenario
CAGR of US Aging & Total Population (2010-30E)
Selected Clinical Laboratory Mergers & Acquisitions (2000-07)
Dependent & Independent Variables (2002–08)
Correlation Matrix
Model Summary – Coefficient of Determination
Regression Coefficients Output

List of Charts

Type of Laboratory Tests
Global Government Healthcare Expenditure as % of GDP by Country (2007)
Global Total Healthcare Expenditure as % of GDP by Country (2007)
US NHE & PHCE Growth (2000-08P)
US Healthcare Spending Breakdown (2008)
US Clinical Laboratory Market Growth (2000-08E)
US Laboratory Testing Market Share by Revenue (2008E)
US Laboratory Testing Market by Type of Tests (2007)
CLIA Accredited Laboratories in US (1993-2007)
Europe Diagnostics Market by Segment (2007)
Switzerland Laboratory Market by Types of Labs (2007)
Australian Medicare Pathology Market (2005-07)
Australian Pathology Market Share (2008E)
Australian Pathology Revenue Market Share Growth (2006-09E)
US Laboratory Revenue Market Share by Payers (2008E)
Clinical Laboratory Industry Revenue/Pricing per Accession by Payor (2007)
US Aging Population Growth (2000-08)
US Healthcare Expenditure Growth (2000-08P)
US Personal Healthcare Expenditure on Physicians & Clinics (2000-08)
Sales Growth of Quest Diagnostics (2004-08)
Sales Growth of LabCorp (2004-08)
Sales Growth of Sonic Healthcare (2004-08)
Sales Growth of Healthscope (2004-08)
US Clinical Laboratory Testing Market Forecast (2009-12E)