May 17, 2023 | Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice, International Laboratory News, Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory News, Laboratory Resources
More than 10,000 doctors walked out for the second time in two months, further burdening an already overwhelmed NHS On April 11, tens of thousands of junior doctors (similar to medical residents in the US) left their posts in British hospitals commencing a four-day walkout. The strike resulted in the cancellation of thousands of operations and appointments, as well as cancelling or delaying thousands of clinical laboratory tests and anatomic pathology readings associated with those healthcare...
Nov 28, 2016 | Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Testing, Management & Operations
Aging population and funding challenges could cause doctors in United States to shorten appointment slots for patients here as well Across the globe, health systems share a common challenge: how to meet the steady increase in the number of patients demanding access to clinical care with a workforce of physicians, nurses, and clinicians that may be shrinking due to retirements and other factors. Pathologists and clinical laboratory managers will want to stay alert to these developments, because...
