Case Study
What Caused the Current Shortage of Medical Laboratory Technologists and What Steps Need to Be Taken to Solve the Problem
What Caused the Current Shortage of Medical Laboratory Technologists and What Steps Need to Be Taken to Solve the Problem
As the Greek philosopher, Heraclitus famously stated, "change is the only constant in life." There’s no arguing that the world has experienced a lot of change over the last few years. This is especially true for clinical laboratories providing diagnostic services for laboratory medicine, anatomic pathology, and molecular medicine, where pandemic-driven disruptions have upended many aspects of how the industry operates. The result has been unpredictable demand for services, supply chain shortages, and most alarming, high stress on the clinical laboratory workforce.