CEO SUMMARY: The 31st Annual Executive War College in New Orleans showcased speakers who have re-imagined the diagnostic laboratory’s role from back-office utility to a primary driver of system-wide strategy and clinical excellence. A consistent theme came up during dozens of sessions at the conference: Clinical laboratories that lead integration efforts will define their own […]
Positioning the Lab as a Strategic Powerhouse
Executive War College experts encourage clinical laboratory leaders to push integration forward
- By Janette Wider
- > From the Volume XXXIII, No. 6 - May 04, 2026 Issue
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