Staffing: 2024’s Biggest Lab Operations Challenge
ADLM president Anthony Killeen looks at labs’ staffing struggles in 2024 and what can be done to alleviate them in the coming year
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Digital Pathology and AI: Now and in 2025
Experts Nathan Buchbinder and Julianna Ianni discuss digital pathology and AI trends in 2024—and what the next year may hold
Clinical Lab Data: Unlocking Profit Potential for Health Systems
How labs can better use their valuable data and highlight that data’s benefits to the health systems they serve
Core Laboratory Worker Compensation Highest at Mass Spectrometry Facilities: Staffing Survey
Recent survey provides insight into how current pressures are impacting laboratory staff wages and compensation.
Inside the Lab Industry: COVID-19 Declines Kill Top Lab Company Earnings but Genetic Firms Rebound
Yet, despite these declines, Q1 was neither as bad as expected nor totally devoid of positive signs for the future.
Three Strategies for Creating a Sustainable Recruiting Model
What should pathology groups and labs do in order to attract and maintain clinical talent in today’s economy?
M&A & Strategic Deals: Dealmaking Shows New Signs of Life but FTC Scrutiny Casts a Dark Shadow
After a significant lull, M&As in the lab diagnostics space heated up in May, with several key deals announced.
June 2023 FDA Watch
So far, it appears many post-PHE COVID-19 tests will be panels for detecting and differentiating among multiple respiratory viruses.
DX Deals: Large Healthcare Bankruptcies Rebound from Pandemic Lull
A recent report offers new insight into bankruptcy trends within the sector starting before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medicare Expands Coverage of Molecular Cancer Screening Tests
In terms of Medicare coverage, 2023 is shaping up to be a fruitful year—here are five of the most significant approvals so far.
Growth of Medical & Consumer Debt Poses New Challenges for Collections
Increasing medical and consumer debt is likely to get worse, meaning billing and collections may get even tougher for labs.
Hostile Regulatory Environment Further Chills Diagnostics Market
The biggest story in M&A dealmaking continues to be the deal that’s being undone—Illumina’s acquisition of GRAIL.
A Timeline of 2023 Lab Company Layoffs So Far
The wave of layoffs, which began last year with the declines in COVID-19 testing sales, has gathered momentum in 2023.
