Industry Insights
Articles, News & Press Releases
We’ve consolidated the company and clinical lab industry insights in one, easy-to-search location. You will find them all here, right at your fingertips.
Industry Insight Articles
Tips To Find Startup Funding for Your Lab
As you embark on the journey of starting a clinical lab, you could potentially encounter massive challenges, including obtaining substantial financial backing. However, you can succeed in this area with the right approach and strategies.
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.
2025 Medical Laboratory Professionals Wage & Morale Report
The results of Lighthouse Lab Services’ fourth annual Wage and Morale Survey of Medical Laboratory Professionals reveal that, five years after the seismic disruptions of the pandemic, the industry may finally be returning to its baseline norms.
Checklist: Considerations for Selecting Laboratory Supplies & Equipment
Choosing the right instruments and supplies is crucial for any medical laboratory or physician’s office. The right decisions today impact not only the cost and efficiency of your operations but also your ability to deliver timely, high-quality patient care.
Case Studies
7 New Payer Contracts Obtained for Full-Service Medical Lab
Overview The client is an independent medical laboratory located in the Southeast of the U.S. that has served its local community for almost seven years. It is a full-service lab including blood culture, toxicology, and molecular testing. RELATED CASE STUDY: Expanding...
Case Study: Payer Denying Lab Outreach Work Due to Policy Error
By: Beth Madden, Client Manager, Lighthouse RCM Solutions The Issue Our RCM Solutions Team often digs into denials that continually stem from the same payer in order to help our clients better understand what is creating a payment logjam while ensuring future claims...
The Power of Front-End Billing Edits: A Comparative Analysis of Claim Denials
Understanding and addressing claim denial reasons is crucial for the financial stability of medical and pathology laboratories. As part of a recent case study, our RCM Solutions Team delved into the denial patterns of two of our large clients within the same state to...
Company 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...
