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Remote blood collection refers to scenarios where patients collect their own blood either at home or outside of a tradit...
03/27/2026

Remote blood collection refers to scenarios where patients collect their own blood either at home or outside of a traditional phlebotomy setting.

What is it used for? As of early 2026, the most prevalent applications of remote blood collection include chronic illness monitoring, wellness laboratory testing, and decentralized clinical trials.

Why does it matter? It makes testing more accessible, particularly for patients around the globe who must travel several hours to get their blood drawn. Other benefits include reduced cost and stigma, particularly with sexual health testing.

Explore the challenges of transporting, processing, and analyzing these samples in a recent edition of Clinical Laboratory News’s Ask the Expert with Dr. Ria C. Fyffe-Freil.
https://ow.ly/5lib50YzThj

Effective laboratory stewardship is essential in healthcare, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Building a sustainable, cl...
03/26/2026

Effective laboratory stewardship is essential in healthcare, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Building a sustainable, clinician-driven program requires structure, collaboration, and involving the right parties.

Here’s how one lab did it:
https://ow.ly/gs3C50YzkPE

Take advantage of early registration for to receive the best savings. Plus, ADLM members save more and have access to ...
03/25/2026

Take advantage of early registration for to receive the best savings. Plus, ADLM members save more and have access to complimentary session recordings and the Member Lounge.
https://ow.ly/9Gwk50YyRM0

In the past few years, the neurofilament light-chain protein has gained attention as commercial vendors have worked on g...
03/20/2026

In the past few years, the neurofilament light-chain protein has gained attention as commercial vendors have worked on getting regulatory approval for a multiple sclerosis assay as an aid in the detection of disease activity.

Until the assays are standardized, assay-specific reference intervals provide valuable information for interpreting the results, as well as additional information on age and BMI-adjusted and z-score reference values for vendor-specific assays.

Read the Scientific Short by Dr. Veni Bharti: https://ow.ly/YHEl50YwX2L

The primary financial goal of laboratory stewardship is to achieve financial alignment between patients, labs, and payer...
03/20/2026

The primary financial goal of laboratory stewardship is to achieve financial alignment between patients, labs, and payers.

Reaching this goal involves cultivating a shared understanding of medical necessity. When all parties are aligned financially, patients are protected from financial toxicity, labs are paid fairly for medically necessary testing, and insurance companies do not pay for fraud, waste, quackery, or abuse.

This Clinical Laboratory News article by Dr. Michael Astion highlights clinical laboratory perspectives on financial fairness:
https://ow.ly/MH3u50YwRkH

Apply by March 23 to be considered for the 2026 ADLM Scholars Program, which includes a trip to the ADLM Annual Meeting....
03/19/2026

Apply by March 23 to be considered for the 2026 ADLM Scholars Program, which includes a trip to the ADLM Annual Meeting.

“Participating in the ADLM Scholars Program was an enriching experience. I had the opportunity to connect with laboratory scientists from a diverse range, which broadened my perspective on the field. I learned that clinical laboratory science is not limited to bench-top work; there are numerous career paths and specialties to explore.”
— Awuraa Ama Sakyi Opoku, Howard University

https://ow.ly/SvF850Ywjpi

Self-collection, or specimens collected by the patient themselves, represents an innovative patient-centered strategy fo...
03/18/2026

Self-collection, or specimens collected by the patient themselves, represents an innovative patient-centered strategy for expanding access to testing for infectious diseases. Over the past 2 decades, self-collection has demonstrated comparable or even superior performance relative to clinician-collected specimens for sexually transmitted infections.

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 2020 progressed the need for self-collected specimens, highlighting the practicality and potential to expand diagnostic reach. But for laboratorians, the task of implementing self-collected patient samples can seem formidable in terms of operationalization, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance.

This article discusses key components of this process:
https://ow.ly/E3Xm50Yw1wR

Last week, we visited with representatives at Capitol Hill to discuss some of ADLM’s most pressing advocacy initiatives,...
03/16/2026

Last week, we visited with representatives at Capitol Hill to discuss some of ADLM’s most pressing advocacy initiatives, including:

• The need for reliable pediatric reference intervals, which help healthcare professionals define what’s “normal” in lab results.
• Harmonization of clinical laboratory test results, which would ensure uniform measurement procedures and aid in accurate diagnosis and treatment.
• Artificial intelligence health tools policy that works with existing frameworks which already protect patients and ensure laboratory quality.

Pictured: Jane Dickerson, Tina Lockwood, Fred Strathmann, Nam Tran, Melanie Yarbrough, Michelle Steiner, and Zhen Zhao.

On January 1, 2026, Ian Young became the new editor in chief of ADLM’s The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. In t...
03/13/2026

On January 1, 2026, Ian Young became the new editor in chief of ADLM’s The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine.

In the March/April edition of Clinical Laboratory News, he shares the path he took into clinical chemistry, the trends he sees in laboratory medicine, and how he’s working to ensure the success of the journal’s new gold open access model.

Under this model, journal content is free to read and reuse at the time of publication. The content also still undergoes the same rigorous peer-review and quality-assurance processes as traditional subscription-based academic journals.
https://ow.ly/obs150Ys1tW

Are you looking to expand your lab with exceptional talent? The ADLM Career Center connects you with skilled profession...
03/11/2026

Are you looking to expand your lab with exceptional talent?

The ADLM Career Center connects you with skilled professionals across laboratory medicine, giving you access to a targeted pool of qualified candidates. We simplify the hiring process so you can find the right people to drive your organization’s success.

Get resources: https://ow.ly/KyGg50Ys0QH

We recently submitted our testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, Educatio...
03/11/2026

We recently submitted our testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies outlining our fiscal year 2027 funding priorities to strengthen the quality of clinical testing and improve patient outcomes.

We urge Congress to support two key initiatives vital to this cause:

• Improving pediatric reference intervals (PRIs) – we request $10 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to better the quality of PRIs used by health practitioners to diagnose, monitor, and treat children.

• Harmonizing laboratory test results – we also request an additional $7.2 million for the CDC to continue its efforts to harmonize the reporting of clinical laboratory test results, which helps provide more consistent, cost-effective healthcare.

Read our full testimony: https://ow.ly/pi0l50Ys058

Registration is open for the ADLM Clinical Lab Expo. Bring your curiosity and sense of awe to the premier global laborat...
03/10/2026

Registration is open for the ADLM Clinical Lab Expo. Bring your curiosity and sense of awe to the premier global laboratory medicine exposition, in Anaheim, California, from July 28–30.
https://ow.ly/HbCp50YrYHk

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