Simple, at-home collection of blood samples could go a long way toward improving the patient experience while creating new opportunities for clinical laboratories. But it also presents unique logistical challenges as labs find themselves operating in a more consumer-centric landscape. That was one of the takeaways from “Taming the Specimen Logistics Beast,” a panel at […]
Lab Specimen Logistics Reach into the Home
Providers and vendors explain their strategies to accommodate consumer-driven demand
- By Stephen Beale
- > From the Volume XXXIII, No. 2 - February 9, 2026 Issue
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