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Industry Insight Articles
Balancing Compliance, Risk, and Revenue in Toxicology Testing
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.
Medical Laboratory Candidate Corner: November 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...
How Medical Labs Can Grow in a Changing Healthcare Landscape
In a recent interview with Life Sciences Decoded, Lighthouse Lab Services Founder Jon Harol sat down to share his perspective on what separates the labs that are struggling from those that are thriving. He discusses how preparedness, strong leadership, and a healthy...
Medical Billing Audit Unlocks $20K in Claims After Cyberattack
As we look back at recent trends, 2024 may go down as the year of the cyberattack. In February of last year, the Change Healthcare breach made national headlines as the largest healthcare cyberattack in history, halting claims submission and disrupting payments across the country.
6 Tips for How to Get In Network with Insurance Companies
Has your lab or group encountered obstacles when trying to determine how to get in network with insurance companies who represent your patient population? If so, you’re not alone. Health insurance companies manage their provider networks in a variety of ways and under different strategies.
Navigating the 2025 Laboratory Merger Landscape
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) continue to reshape the medical laboratory industry and overall healthcare landscape in 2025. While market conditions remain complex, laboratories that prepare strategically can attract buyers, command stronger valuations, and avoid costly pitfalls.
How to Start a Toxicology Laboratory
Offering drug screening through an in-house toxicology laboratory also allows the physician to customize their panels and targets while avoiding additional unnecessary testing.
New CLIA Guidance Requires Verification of Experience for Lab Roles
In a move signaling stricter enforcement of personnel qualification standards, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has clarified how laboratories must document education, training, and experience for CLIA-designated roles.
Resource Guide: Improving Quality Management in Medical Labs
Ensuring high-quality operations and standards of care is not just best practice in medical laboratories; it’s also an essential regulatory requirement.
News & Press Releases
Lighthouse and Sampled Partner to Expand Solutions for Research & Clinical Labs
Charlotte, NC – June 25, 2025 Lighthouse Lab Services, the leading provider of end-to-end consulting and operational support for clinical and research laboratories, today announced a new strategic partnership with Sampled, a globally recognized integrated analytical...
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...
