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CEO Viewpoint: Dr Chris Ting on lab leadership in the COVID-19 era

August 6, 2020

As founder and group CEO of Pathology Asia Holdings (PAH), Dr Christopher Ting manages one of Southeast Asia’s leading clinical laboratory networks. With operations in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Australia, his company is playing an important role in the regional fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. He is also launching initiatives and making investments to ensure its […]

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India’s evolving lab market: country healthcare leaders discuss key trends

February 6, 2020

As healthcare systems across India mature, the local lab market is undergoing major changes. Labs are adopting new and innovative technologies at a faster pace than ever before, while policy shifts are impacting quality and access to laboratory services. In this article, five leading Indian healthcare professionals share their views on these trends and what

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The road map from Clinical Lab 1.0 to 2.0

January 31, 2020

What concrete steps can labs take to support risk stratification, early intervention, preventative care and cost avoidance? This session will focus on a case study in prenatal care that highlights specific strategies for managing population health in a value-based healthcare environment.

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The future is about to leave the station, get on board

January 31, 2020

How can labs leverage their unique data and capabilities to improve patient outcomes, reduce costs and generate massive value for healthcare systems everywhere? This session lays out the ambitious vision of the Clinical Lab 2.0 movement, a community of healthcare leaders that is charting a path for the future of the clinical lab.

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The lab’s biggest challenges: Present and future

December 17, 2019

Every lab has its own strengths and weaknesses, but there are some challenges that are common across many laboratories. We asked lab leaders from various countries and backgrounds to tell us what they see as the lab’s biggest challenges today and in the future. They pointed to three key issues: growing resource constraints, ongoing workforce

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The importance of clinically relevant turnaround time

September 10, 2019

There’s no question that turnaround time (TAT) is a critical aspect of the laboratory business. At the end of the day, however, TAT is important because it impacts patient health. So rather than focusing on traditional TAT, which is measured in terms of “time to result,” lab professionals should focus on “clinically impactful TAT,” which considers the temporal

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Clinical Lab 2.0 initiative sets sights on Asia

August 28, 2019

In 2016, laboratory leaders from five major healthcare systems in the United States founded the Project Santa Fe Foundation (PSFF), a non-profit organisation with a mission to chart a path for the future of the clinical laboratory. Their vision is a world in which labs deliver massive value for healthcare systems everywhere by leveraging their

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Lab innovation to deliver better patient value

June 19, 2019

Laboratory medicine is on the cusp of a new era, an era defined by the value it brings to patient care. This shift comes after an era of significant progress in the quality and efficiency of laboratory services. But unlike quality and efficiency, improving patient value is a more complex outcome to assess. When focusing

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How labs can benefit from the data revolution

June 18, 2019

Healthcare’s biggest problem today is that costs are being compounded by ageing populations. New sources of data and innovative technologies can help labs address this problem by giving them new insights and capabilities for patient care. As sensors become more sensitive, we will have an unprecedented amount of data to understand our health trajectories.

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How Thailand’s largest lab operator drives continuous value creation

June 18, 2019

With over 30% of the diagnostic laboratory market in Thailand and a growing presence in Myanmar and Cambodia, N Health [1] is a regional market leader with solid financials and an established reputation. It is also pursuing new ventures that aim to drive further growth and ensure the company adapts to future market needs. Many of

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