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Management

Bridging the healthcare communication gap in 2025

The U.S. healthcare system is experiencing continued drastic changes at all levels, with persistent challenges in communication and financial transparency. Recent survey data ...
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Analytics

U.S. medical labs embrace digital transformation amid staffing, cost and data challenges: Key insights from the 2025 MLO State of the Industry (SOI) Survey

U.S. medical laboratory professionals continue on their digital transformation journey, moving from on-premise, legacy laboratory information systems (LIS) to hybrid and cloud...
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Specimen Collection

The utility of polymerase chain reaction testing for urinary tract infections

Laboratorians and those of us who support the clinical laboratory space know that standard urine culture (SUC) has for decades been the “gold standard” for identifying...
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Regulatory

How small, high-complexity testing labs can adapt to FDA LDT regulatory shifts

The landscape of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) is fraught with uncertainty, particularly as regulatory bodies like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continue to ...
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Lab Safety

Managing workplace violence in the laboratory

As laboratory safety professionals, we often focus on chemical hygiene, biohazard safety, waste handling, and emergency management. However, there is another critical aspect of...
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POCT

Point-of-care testing: A new era for endurance medicine

The New York City Marathon, one of the six prestigious "majors" worldwide,1 typically features more than 50,000 runners, attracts an average of 2 million spectators, and is supported...
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Regulatory

Dear API Abby

Thank you for submitting your proficiency testing questions. Dear API Abby is here with answers! The American Proficiency Institute (API) is pleased to share its technical expertise...
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Management

Notice of data security incident

I have to tell you something — I’m getting tired of getting these notices in the mail. How many have you received the past few years? In 2024, I got the Change Healthcare...
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Online Exclusives

Get more from your sequencer: Increased demand and new technology mean going beyond DNA analysis

As more and more healthcare decisions are based on laboratory-generated data, clinical lab teams are under constant pressure to do more with less. Tight budgets and limited staff...

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Online Exclusives

The four top cost-saving opportunities in the clinical laboratory

The laboratory plays a key role in healthcare. In fact, 60–70% of all critical decision-making (such as admittance, discharge, and medication) leverages lab services.1 This...
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Management

The Best Companies to Work For in Healthcare: Our List

The editors of three healthcare publications at Endeavor Business Media are delighted to announce the winning organizations in a survey of healthcare professionals. In October...
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Careers

Implementing risk analysis into lab operations

Congratulations on being the first clinical laboratory in the United States accredited to the new version of ISO 15189. For those unfamiliar with ISO 15189, would you explain ...
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Infectious Disease

Cases of respiratory illnesses like walking pneumonia and whooping cough are surging. Why?

Since last spring, the number of infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, a bacterial cause of ‘walking pneumonia,’ has been increasing. The U.S. Centers for Disease...
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Artificial Intelligence

Precision partners: AI in diagnostic labs for clinical decision support

Clinical decision support (CDS) systems can streamline the diagnostic process by assessing the appropriateness of ordered tests, identifying critical values, and minimizing treatment...
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Careers

Tough-minded optimism: Strategies to thrive, not just survive

Dale Carnegie, writer and author of such famous books as How to Win Friends and Influence People, said, “One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that ...

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Finance

Reimbursement for laboratory services – Are you leaving money on the table?

The traditional view of the total testing process (TTP) consists of pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases. However, one must also consider a post-post-analytic phase...

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Continuing Education

Artificial intelligence in healthcare…Friend or foe?

To take the March CE test online go HERE. For more information, visit the Continuing Education tab. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this article, the reader will be able...

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MDX

Blood test could improve lung cancer outcomes, Yale finds

New Yale research points to a more personalized approach to cancer care. The study found that a post lung cancer treatment blood test, a molecular residual disease (MRD) detector...
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Cancer

Extending colorectal cancer treatment

Cleveland Clinic Genomic Medicine researchers reviewed data of 19,000 patients who received colorectal cancer immunotherapy, according to a press release. According to the Cleveland...

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Management

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces new TSG series freezers and sample preparation refrigerators

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced the Thermo Scientific TSG Series Freezers and Sample Preparation Refrigerator, built specifically for laboratory and research environments....
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