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4 From the editor 6 The Observatory & Fast Facts


CONTINUING EDUCATION The Peer Reviewed Management Source for Lab Professionals since 1969


8 SARS-CoV-2 sequencing for public health impact By Noah Kojima, MD and Jeffrey D. Klausner, MD, PhD


16 CE Test Tests can be taken online or by mail. See page 16 for testing and payment details.


INFECTION DIAGNOSTICS 8


18 The clinical value of next-generation sequencing integration within medical laboratories tracking By Stephen Vella PhD


EDUCATION


24 Integrate your point-of-care testing for gains in cost savings, staff productivity, & patient care By Kim Futrell, MT(ASCP), MSHI


BEST PRACTICES 28 28 Short and long-term effects of the COVID pandemic on cardiovascular


patients By Sean-Xavier Neath, MD, PhD


LAB MANAGEMENT


32 Selecting the right analyzer technology to meet your laboratory’s testing needs


By Kara Nadeau MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS 36 28


36 COVID-19’s impact on testing practices for sexually transmitted infections By Kara Nadeau


CLINICAL ISSUES


40 Diabetes cases continue to rise from SARS-CoV-2 complications By Kristine Russell


PRODUCT FOCUS 40


44 Rapid testing and supplies MARKETPLACE


46 48 2 JUNE 2022 MLO-ONLINE.COM Spotlights


47 Advertiser Index LABORATORY INNOVATOR


48 Ghazala Nathu, MD, MS, PhD, FACB, Director of Clinical Pathology, Director of Point of Care and Blood Bank/Tissue Compliance Officer, at


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