AI in Health Care: Balancing Benefits and Barriers
AI can help alleviate the burden on clinical labs—but only with sufficient investment, enthusiasm, and understanding
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Expert Q&A: OneLab—Pathology Meets Virtual Reality
CDC Virtual Reality Training lead Joe Rothschild discusses the new OneLab VR initiative—and the future of this project for the clinical lab
Protecting Your Pathology: Cybersecurity for Digital Workflows
Digital pathology opens up new cybersecurity risks for labs—but simple steps can mitigate those risks and increase digital resilience
Labs Need to Take Elevated Role in Health Care
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Labs need to take a more prominent role in the broader health care ecosystem—from being a recognized member of patient care teams to being a leading player in…
New Test Aids Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, But Survival Benefit of Comprehensive Sequencing Questioned
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Lung cancer-related testing is receiving a lot of attention, but recent results appear to show mixed benefits for these emerging tests…
Cost Avoidance vs Cost Savings: What’s the Difference?
By Jennifer Dawson, MHA, DLM (ASCP) bio
As I work to spread awareness within the clinical laboratory community about the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) concept and its benefits as a method to demonstrate…
Noninvasive Gene Expression Test for Melanoma Cuts Costs
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
The noninvasive pigmented lesion assay (PLA; DermTech) reduces costs compared to the current standard of care for diagnostic workup of pigmented skin lesions suggestive of…
General Population Has Interest in Genetic Testing for Skin Cancer Risk
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Diagnostics Industry Responding to Opioid Epidemic
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Prescription opioids are among the most common drugs prescribed and are the most effective treating for pain, whether it is debilitating, chronic pain or…
Fanning the Flames
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
Memorizing what actions to take in a fire situation is important, and reviewing this topic in October, National Fire Prevention Month, is both timely and…
By the Numbers: Lab Injury and Exposure Data
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
Finding information about the number of Laboratory Acquired Infections (LAIs) and other laboratory injuries in the United States is difficult…
Why Your Best Talent is Leaving and Four Ways to Win Them Back
By William A. Schiemann, Ph.D bio
Most leaders of companies today recognize the importance of having engaged people at work. Yet research from the Metrus Institute, Gallup, and others say that…
Employment Law Update for HR Managers
By Mike O'Brien bio
This is my periodic update prepared for interested HR professionals trying to deal with the complex American employment laws…