White Papers

Pandemic-driven disruptions have greatly affected the healthcare industry as a whole, and laboratory medicine is still trying to recover. The result has been unpredictable demand for services, supply chain shortages, and, most alarming, high stress on the clinical laboratory workforce.

The pandemic brought into sharp focus the shortage of qualified laboratory professionals, specifically Medical Laboratory Technologists. This White Paper takes a closer look at how we got here, and what steps need to be taken to solve the problem. It also examines the role of Laboratory Information Systems (LIS) as part of a long-term solution to the staffing crisis.