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A Practical Guide to Building and Maintaining a Compliant CLIA Laboratory

A Practical Guide to Building and Maintaining a Compliant CLIA Laboratory

by Alex Mitchell | May 19, 2026 | Lab Operations & Management, Tips for New Lab Owners, Industry Insights, Clinical Laboratory

Clinical laboratories operate in a regulatory environment where quality and reliability are non-negotiable. The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments set the national baseline for test quality, and understanding how CLIA applies to your operation is essential,...
Chemistry Analyzer Troubleshooting Tips: A Guide for Clinical Laboratories

Chemistry Analyzer Troubleshooting Tips: A Guide for Clinical Laboratories

by Alex Mitchell | Mar 16, 2026 | Lab Operations & Management, Tips for New Lab Owners, Industry Insights

00:00 1X   Clinical chemistry analyzers are the backbone of many diagnostic laboratories. From routine metabolic panels to specialized assays, laboratories rely on these systems to produce accurate, reproducible results day after day. When results begin to drift,...
Step-by-Step Guide to Starting Your Own CLIA Laboratory Business

Step-by-Step Guide to Starting Your Own CLIA Laboratory Business

by lighthouselab | Jan 30, 2026 | Clinical Laboratory, Lab Operations & Management, Tips for New Lab Owners, Industry Insights, Lab Acquisitions and Transactions

00:00 1X   Medical laboratories bear an important responsibility in the healthcare field. Labs’ tests and analyses help doctors diagnose and treat patients’ problems, and labs help healthcare workers understand a patient’s conditions throughout the course of...
Lab Instrument Preventive Maintenance: Key Guide for CLIA-Compliant Clinical Laboratories

Lab Instrument Preventive Maintenance: Key Guide for CLIA-Compliant Clinical Laboratories

by Alex Mitchell | Dec 16, 2025 | Lab Operations & Management, Tips for New Lab Owners, Industry Insights, Clinical Laboratory

00:00 1X   Laboratory owners and leaders recognize that reliable instrumentation is the foundation of high-quality testing, and lab instrument preventive maintenance is the way to achieve reliability. In today’s increasingly complex regulatory and...
Understanding Confirmatory Drug Testing

Understanding Confirmatory Drug Testing

by Alex Mitchell | Dec 2, 2025 | Adding Lab Testing & LDTs, Tips for New Lab Owners, Industry Insights, Clinical Laboratory

00:00 1X   Before adding toxicology testing to your practice or lab to help serve the needs of your local community, it’s important to understand how a standard drug screening process plays out. From initial screening through confirmatory testing, below is a...
Balancing Compliance, Risk, and Revenue in Toxicology Testing

Balancing Compliance, Risk, and Revenue in Toxicology Testing

by Alex Mitchell | Nov 11, 2025 | Denial Management, Payer Audits & Alerts, Tips for New Lab Owners, Industry Insights, Clinical Laboratory

00:00 1X   For many labs, toxicology has long been a top target for payer audits. Reimbursement cuts and stricter “medical necessity” interpretations are raising denials, claw-backs, and scrutiny, especially around frequency of testing and documentation quality....
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