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    LABline
    April 23, 2025
    Each month, MLO’s Editor in Chief, Christina Wichmann, interviews a lab leader. Meet five of our most recent lab innovators! May 2025: Dr. Petra Furu, General Manager...
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    Kara Nadeau
    April 21, 2025
    As U.S. medical laboratories adapt to evolving challenges, both ongoing (e.g., staffing issues and cost pressures) and emerging, respondents to the 2025 MLO State of the Industry...
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    Clinical laboratory leaders are often tasked with implementing change. Whether a simple process revision, or a more complicated initiative, these changes can quickly develop into...
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    Laboratory professionals know that a clean workspace is a safe workspace. Disinfection practices are at the core of maintaining a contamination-free environment, ensuring compliance...
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    But laboratories should still prepare for the future
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    Christina Wichmann
    April 21, 2025
    In this issue, we are featuring the results of our State of the Industry Survey on Lab Management Best Practices. Thank you to all who responded to this survey. One of the primary...
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    LABline
    April 18, 2025
    Does your laboratory test for Alzheimer's/dementia and/or respiratory viruses? Please take a few minutes to fill out our State of the Industry survey on Disease Management. It...
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    Mark Hagland
    April 17, 2025
    The Washington Post on Wednesday broke a report on the White House’s plans for the HHS budget.
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    Christina Wichmann
    April 16, 2025
    According to a meta-analysis published on April 15 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, poor communication is a major cause of patient safety incidents. Researchers at the University...
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    Brandon Blais
    April 15, 2025
    The prior authorization process has long been a source of frustration for both healthcare providers and patients. While electronic prior authorization (ePA) offers a promising...
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    Erin Brady
    April 15, 2025
    AABB published a call for abstracts for their 2025 annual meeting that will take place October 25-28 in San Diego. According to the association, they “encourage submissions...

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