Pathologists Hold Sway in Pre-Analytical Fixes

By Janette Wider | From the Volume XXXII, No. 13 – September 15, 2025 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Up to 70% of clinical laboratory-related errors happen before testing even begins, according to one pathology expert. It’s easy for lab scientists to point the blame elsewhere for problems in the pre-analytical stage, from mis-ordered tests to mishandled sam…

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Former Payer CEO Posts Sharp Comments on LinkedIn

By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXXII, No. 12 – August 25, 2025 Issue

FORMER CEO OF PUBLICLY-TRADED INSURANCE COMPANY MOLINA HEALTHCARE, J. Mario Molina, MD, took to LinkedIn in July offering a sobering perspective on the current state of the private payer industry. Drawing on his 14 years at the helm, Molina remarked, “What’s happening right now does…

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At ADLM 2025, Spotlight Shines on Relationships

By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXXII, No. 11 – August 4, 2025 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: At the ADLM conference, a new industry survey about the dynamic relationship between medical laboratories, physicians, and patients presented a strong argument for labs taking the lead in communicating and being more accessible to their colleagues. A troubleso…

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Immigration Enforcement Considerations for Labs

By Mark Terry | From the Volume XXXII, No. 10 – July 14, 2025 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: ICE audits and immigration sweeps are on the rise and garnering plenty of public attention. There has also been a significant increase in the US government’s budget for immigration and border enforcement. With that in mind, compliance with Form I-9 regul…

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AMP Reports Provide Crucial Insights for Hiring Managers

By Kristin Althea O’Connor | From the Volume XXXII, No. 9 – June 23, 2025 Issue

IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE DART REPORT, Somak Roy, MD, chair of AMP’s Clinical Bioinformatician Body of Knowledge Steering Committee, shared best practices that hiring managers at clinical molecular diagnostic laboratories can use to ascertain which candidates could b…

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Elizabeth Holmes’ Partner Sought Campaign to Get Her Out of Jail

By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXXII, No. 8 – June 2, 2025 Issue

IN A BRIEF MENTION THAT WENT LARGELY UNNOTICED,  a well-known marketing professor said he declined a request by Billy Evans—the partner of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes—to help organize an effort to get Holmes out of prison. “[Evans] reached out t…

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How Labs, Pathologists Should Prepare for Payer Audits

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXII, No. 7 – May 12, 2025 Issue

PAYER AUDITS ARE ON THE RISE, AND CLINICAL LABORATORIES AND PATHOLOGY PRACTICES THAT ARE NOT ADEQUATELY PREPARED could face millions of dollars in unexpected recoupment demands. That’s the word from Jane Pine Wood, JD, a healthcare attorney with McDonald Hop…

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In the Past, Labs Used Courts to Thwart Feds

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXII, No. 6 – April 21, 2025 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: A federal judge’s recent decision to vacate the FDA’s final rule on laboratory developed tests harkens back to a 2008 case where clinical labs stopped a CMS competitive bidding project. In the earlier case, legal risks led the government to back down. The …

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COLA Summit to Address Lab Staffing Shortages

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXII, No. 5 – March 31, 2025 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: An upcoming gathering of COLA’s Workforce Action Alliance will focus on three staffing challenges: improving data needed to understand the current clinical laboratory workforce; promoting career paths for new professionals in the field; and identifying ways …

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Medical Robotics Developer Says It’s Time to Transform Phlebotomy

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXII, No. 4 – March 10, 2025 Issue

“Our innovation aims to make blood draws fully autonomous, safer, faster, more accurate, less painful, and more accessible.” —Brian Joseph, co-founder, Vitestro CEO SUMMARY: Phlebotomy and collection of veinous blood is one important procedure in clinical…

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