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Industry Insight Articles
How Much Does It Cost to Build a Clinical Laboratory?
Whether you are a physician who is part of the growing trend to move clinical laboratory testing into your clinic, or an entrepreneur seeking to start a new independent medical lab, you likely have questions about the true cost of building a clinical lab. Starting a...
Case Study: Using Billing Data to Bolster Lab Contract Negotiations
Overview A leading laboratory client was initially offered a reimbursement rate of 100% Medicare for their commercial policies. Given that commercial payors typically reimburse significantly higher than Medicare rates, accepting this offer would have left substantial...
Medical Laboratory Candidate Corner: March 2025
At Lighthouse Lab Services, our Recruiting and Lab Director teams specialize in maintaining a roster of dozens of highly qualified candidates across all specialties and spectrums of the medical laboratory industry. From CLIA Lab Directors to bench-level scientists of...
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...
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...
Navigating the Licensing and Accreditation Process for a Lab
When a new clinical lab prepares to open its doors, its owners and managers can find themselves focusing on many aspects, such as whether it has the right team members or equipment. However, you should also ensure it achieves licensing and accreditation, as these can...
How to Apply for a CLIA Certificate? Filling out CMS-116
Are you thinking about opening a clinical laboratory? If so, and you’ve identified your test menu, instrumentation, and have hired a Laboratory Director, you’re now ready to obtain a CLIA certificate. “What are the next steps in the process to apply for a CLIA...
Managed Care Contracting: How Hospital Labs Can Improve Their Negotiating Approach
When it comes to managed care contracting, hospital laboratories face an increasingly complex landscape. Navigating these contracts effectively can make the difference between thriving financially and struggling to maintain operations. Understanding key contract...
Diversity and Inclusion in the Clinical Lab Workforce
A clinical laboratory’s workforce plays an essential role in delivering accurate and timely results that guide doctors’ decisions. However, some laboratories overlook the need to engage in diversity and inclusion efforts. Hiring people with different life experiences...
News & Press Releases
2024 Best of the Medical Laboratory Awards
Earlier this year, Lighthouse Lab Services conducted public polls on LinkedIn and our newsletters to determine the best service providers in the medical laboratory industry! We asked for the lab community's help in recognizing the best of the best, and they responded...
Lighthouse Lab Services Expands Instrumentation, Field Service Offerings, with Acquisition of Texas-Based Alternative Biomedical Solutions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 14, 2023 CHARLOTTE, NC – Lighthouse Lab Services, a nationwide provider of clinical laboratory consulting and management offerings, is announcing the successful acquisition of Alternative Biomedical Solutions (ABS), a lab services...
Celebrating Lighthouse Lab Services’ 20th Anniversary
This September marks a significant milestone for Lighthouse Lab Services as we celebrate our 20th anniversary. Over the past two decades, we have grown from a small startup focused on recruiting to a leading provider of all medical laboratory consulting and management...
Lighthouse Strengthens Management Offerings with Acquisition of Pathology Lab Solutions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 18, 2023 (Charlotte, NC): Today, Lighthouse Lab Services (LLS) announced the acquisition of Pathology Lab Solutions (PLS), a pathology-focused consulting and equipment company primarily servicing GI physician practices. Founded in...
Celebrating Lighthouse’s Biggest Achievements of 2022
While 2022 introduced many challenges to the clinical laboratory industry, it also was a year that saw lab professionals and stakeholders band together to advocate for the profession and achieve meaningful reform to help better serve their communities. From staving...
Lighthouse Lab Services Ranks No. 999 on the 2022 Inc. 5000 List
For the 4th Time, Lighthouse Lab Services Appears on the Inc. 5000, Ranking No. 999 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Charlotte, NC, Aug. 19, 2022 – Inc. has revealed Lighthouse Lab Services is No. 999 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the...
Giving Back by Volunteering with Lighthouse Lab Services
Pictured above: (Standing) Holly Wolford, Jennifer Zink, Beth Madden. (Seated) Grant Mitchell, Tracy Augustyniak, Kayli Miller. Not pictured: Ann Lambrix By: Tracy Augustyniak, Client Manager Do you work for a company like mine that encourages employees to volunteer...
Press Release: Lighthouse’s SARS-CoV-2 Assays Detect the Omicron Variant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Dec. 2, 2021 (Charlotte, NC): Following a thorough analysis, Lighthouse Lab Services announces its SARS-CoV-2 assays will detect the Omicron variant. Lighthouse Lab Services has conducted an analysis of all publicly available genetic sequences...
Press Release: Lighthouse Unveils RCM Spotlight to Track Payer Performance, Enhance Revenue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Nov. 15, 2021 (Charlotte, NC): Lighthouse Lab Services unveils new cloud-based AI software to analyze healthcare payer performance and identify revenue enhancement opportunities Lighthouse Lab Services, the nation’s leading laboratory...