CEO SUMMARY: With the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic now in the rearview mirror of the nation’s clinical labs and pathology groups, the important news stories of 2023 were mostly about developments where the consequences will influence laboratory operations in coming years. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the exception. AI is number one on The Dark Report’s “Top 10 […]
Year’s Top 10 Lab Stories Contain Surprises & Twists
2023 may have been mostly peaceful for labs, but this year’s stories point to important changes
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XXX, Number 18 - December 26, 2023 Issue
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