Wisc. Diagnostic Lab’s Alternative Staff Solutions

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 6 – April 29, 2024 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Even as clinical laboratories and pathology groups around the nation cope with a sustained shortage of qualified staff, the team at Wisconsin Medical Laboratories has successfully kept staffing at 96% of authorized levels. One effective strategy they use is to go into the com…

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October 23, 2023, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXX, Number 15 – October 23, 2023 Issue

Earlier this summer, a 16-year-old completed his bachelor of science degree, along with his certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS). The faculty at LSU Health-Shreveport reported that Isak Schmidley, MLS (ASCP)BC is the youngest graduate of its Medical Laboratory Scienc…

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Best Practices for Labs to Secure MT Program Funds

By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXX, No. 5 – March 27, 2023 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: In securing federal funds for a new MT training center, ARUP Labs and the University of Utah took steps that clinical labs can follow for their own project financing. Among the key lessons is the need to showcase the work a lab does within a community to politicians and…

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ARUP Laboratories and University of Utah Create MT Training Center

By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXX No. 4 – March 6, 2023 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: To help resolve the ongoing shortage of MTs and MLSs, ARUP Laboratories and the University of Utah’s Medical Laboratory Sciences Division took a novel approach to secure funding for a new laboratory scientist training center. They worked with their congressional repre…

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Getting the Jump on Solving Major Lab Issues

By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXIX, No. 14 – October 10, 2022 Issue

Observant laboratory managers and pathologists will note a recurring theme among the business intelligence briefings in this issue of The Dark Report: Solutions to major challenges require proactive steps.  A case in point comes…

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Insights and Advice about the Lab Staffing Crisis

By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXIX, No. 14 – October 10, 2022 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: For the past decade, it’s been recognized that the supply of skilled laboratory professionals is inadequate to meet the needs of the nation’s clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups. Leadership at American Medical Technologists recommends steps that labs…

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Futurist Predicts Less Margin, More Consolidation in Market

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXI No. 9 – June 30, 2014 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Based on interviews with 40 CEOs of major healthcare companies, one expert says that the next three years will bring major changes to healthcare. In his presentation at the Executive War College, Ted Schwab noted that these changes include a swift adoption of budgeted care (a…

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GHSU Graduates Med Techs Using Distance Training

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIX No. 2 – January 30, 2012 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Many clinical labs experiencing a shortage of trained medical laboratory scientists (MLS) in their city continue to overlook how the use of distance training programs could help them attract and retain top-performers. Leaders of the clinical laboratory scientist (CLS…

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‘Salary Power’ Helps Lab Recruit and Train New MTs

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIX No. 1 – January 9, 2012 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: It was back in 2002 when THE DARK REPORT highlighted the innovative use of MT and MLT long distance training by PeaceHealth Laboratories (formerly Oregon Medical Labs). Distance training is part of a comprehensive program to attract individuals in the community with two-year …

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Ireland Is Restructuring National Lab Test System

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVII No. 2 – January 25, 2010 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Working from a consultant’s report and recommendations based on studies dating back to 2006 and 2007, Ireland’s Health Service Executive is moving forward to effect a comprehensive reconfiguration of clinical laboratory testing across the nation. This ma…

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