CEO SUMMARY: Clinical laboratory testing plays an important role in individual urgent care and emergency sites, but when such services are offered under one roof, planning for lab tests, related equipment, and CLIA provisions becomes more complicated. TriCore shares its experience establishing laboratories in these hybrid settings, including lessons learned along the way and benefits […]
Bringing Lab Testing to Hybrid Care Locations
Reference lab TriCore implements diagnostic testing at combined urgent/emergency care sites
- By Stephen Beale
- > From the Volume XXXIII, No. 1 - January 19, 2026 Issue
- Tags: clia, electronic medical record, emergency department ED, emr, ER, executive war college, hybrid care, Intuitive Heath, Kathleen David, laboratory information system, LIS, medical laboratory technician, MLT, point-of-care testing, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, PRESNow, rapid-response lab, STAT test, TriCore, Urgent care
