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Preparing for ABCC Certification Exams
By: Alli Hill, Recruiting Associate, Lab Director Services One CLIA-approved board certification is the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC). There are three certifications available through this board: Clinical Chemistry, Toxicological Chemistry, and Molecular...
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,...
5 Tips to Improve Clinical Lab Employee Retention
As the manager of a clinical laboratory, you not only have to make sure your clients are happy but also your employees. After all, your lab won’t be very productive if it loses staff regularly. Here are five strategies to improve clinical lab employee retention and...
Preparing for the ABPath Board Certification Exam
By: Alli Hill, Recruiting Associate, Lab Director Services One of the ways to become a CLIA-approved high-complexity lab director is to have a primary board certification by the American Board of Pathology (ABPath) in Anatomic or Clinical Pathology. This examination...
How to Apply for a CLIA Certificate? Filling out CMS-116
Disclaimer: This article was updated on March 14, 2023, to ensure the information provided is up to date. 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...
Why Clinical Labs Must Prepare for Value-Based Care
As clinical laboratories continue to evolve to adapt to new innovations and approaches to patient care, one change the industry has been slow to fully embrace is the advent of value-based care and how it will impact laboratory medicine. Value-based care describes the...
Clinical Labs Still Face Staffing Issues as COVID Declines
The clinical laboratory industry continues to face an unprecedented staffing crisis that is putting a strain on healthcare systems across the country. This shortage is being driven by several factors, including an aging workforce, a lack of training programs, and a...
3 Things to Know When Billing for Genetic and Molecular Testing
This article was updated with new information on March 5, 2023. 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...
Major COVID Testing Changes Expected as Health Emergency Ends
A number of key waivers put in place at the beginning of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency to facilitate widespread testing will end when the emergency declaration expires on May 11, according to recent updates from CMS. While labs and providers performing COVID...
News & Press Releases
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...
Press Release: FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Assay from Lighthouse Lab Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Nov. 1, 2021 (Charlotte, NC): FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Assay from Lighthouse Lab Services Lighthouse Lab Services, a national leader in laboratory consulting services, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug...
The Hybrid Work-Flex Model: How Lighthouse Lab Services Has Adapted to the Modern Workplace
Disclaimer: Flexible work arrangements were put into place by Lighthouse Lab Services as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic. While the ability to create flexible work plans with the approval of supervisors and Human Resources remains in place for many Lighthouse...
Press Release: Lighthouse Acquires Burns Consulting Group, Strengthens Managed Care Contracting Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 18, 2021 (Charlotte, NC): Finalized in August, North Carolina-based Lighthouse Lab Services is proud to announce its acquisition of Burns Consulting Group, with offices in Houston, Texas, and Kansas City, Mo. With this acquisition,...
Press Release: Lighthouse makes Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 17, 2021 Lighthouse Lab Services makes Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000 For the 3rd Time, Lighthouse Lab Services Appears on the Inc. 5000, Ranking No. 1,156 ...