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4 From the editor 6 The Observatory & Fast Facts


CONTINUING EDUCATION


8 The rise of molecular diagnostics for common maternal and fetal tests By Michelle Tabb, PhD


14 CE Test Tests can be taken online or by mail. See page 14 for testing and payment details.


8 MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS


16 The impact of next-gen sequencing on tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants By Baha Abdalhamid MD, PhD, D (ABMM) and Ramin Khaksar


EDUCATION


18 More than cost: The true impact of errors By Andy Quintenz


STATE OF THE INDUSTRY - BEST PRACTICES 16


22 Best Practices for Lab Management in 2022 By Kara Nadeau


LAB MANAGEMENT


34 Supply limitations forecasted, now and in the future By Gail Castanho


CLINICAL ISSUES 22 28


38 The Silent Pandemic is no longer silent By Diane Flayhart


INFECTION DIAGNOSTICS


40 Preventing cross-contamination in a molecular laboratory By Jeanne Rhea-McManus, PhD, MBA, DABCC, NRCC


PRODUCT FOCUS 34


44 Specimen Collection MARKETPLACE


46 Spotlights


47 Advertiser Index LABORATORY INNOVATOR


48 2 MAY 2022 MLO-ONLINE.COM


48 Dr. Esther Eke, BS, MBA, and PhD in Epidemiology Laboratory Director, Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital


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