March 2025

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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

Feb. 24, 2025
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

Feb. 24, 2025
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

Feb. 24, 2025
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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Regulatory

Dear API Abby

Feb. 24, 2025
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Hematology

Electrolytes in Blood (and water): Measurement and clinical overview

To take the test online go HERE. For more information, visit the Continuing Education tab. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this article, the reader will be able to: 1. ...
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Management

Notice of data security incident

Feb. 24, 2025
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...