The Cost of Cybersecurity Failures in Healthcare: Lessons from the Ascension Breach
By: Dyana Williams, Director, Lighthouse RCM Solutions The healthcare industry continues to face an increasing number of cybersecurity threats, and the fallout from these breaches can extend far beyond immediate downtime. The Ascension cyberattack in May 2024 serves...
3 Things to Know When Billing for Genetic and Molecular Testing
As labs throughout the country continue to explore new revenue streams in the face of seemingly endless annual cuts from CMS and commercial payers, many are adding genetic testing and molecular diagnostics to their test menus. However, due to a patchwork of regional...
Maximizing the Lifespan of Your Laboratory Instrumentation
Your laboratory’s instruments play an essential role in your research, but they can also be a source of high costs. After making significant investments to acquire these pieces, your lab may also need to pay significant sums to repair and eventually replace them. This...
9 Must-Have Skills for Your Lab Technician Resume
By: Andrei Kurtuy, guest contributor, Co-Founder & CCO of Novoresume.com For any career, you need a strong resume to help get your foot in the door and lab technicians are no exception. But as someone in the Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) field,...