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Wisc. Diagnostic Lab’s Alternative Staff Solutions
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…
October 23, 2023, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
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…
Best Practices for Labs to Secure MT Program Funds
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…
ARUP Laboratories and University of Utah Create MT Training Center
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…
Getting the Jump on Solving Major Lab Issues
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…
Insights and Advice about the Lab Staffing Crisis
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…
Futurist Predicts Less Margin, More Consolidation in Market
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…
GHSU Graduates Med Techs Using Distance Training
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…
‘Salary Power’ Helps Lab Recruit and Train New MTs
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 …
Ireland Is Restructuring National Lab Test System
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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Volume XXXI, No. 16 – November 25, 2024
Two different federal lawsuits that challenge the authority of the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) will be combined. Plaintiffs and the government in both cases agreed to move forward on this basis.
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