Labmetrics

25% lab vacancy rates are exposing operational design gaps The laboratory workforce crisis isn't going away — but the labs managing it best aren't just hiring harder. They're operating smarter. The numbers are stark: pathologist supply is projected to decline 7% while demand grows 16% over the next decade. Lab vacancy rates are hovering near 25% nationally. Up to 60% of the MT/MLS workforce is approaching retirement age. These aren't projections anymore — they're showing up today in...

DOJ's new AI tools are finding fraud before complaints are filed Compliance enforcement just got smarter — and most labs aren't keeping pace. DOJ's Health Care Fraud Data Fusion Center now uses AI and advanced analytics to detect billing anomalies automatically — before complaints are filed, before audits are scheduled, and before labs know they're on the radar. High-utilization panels, unusual ordering patterns, geographic outliers, and unbundling trends are being flagged in real time. ...

$6.8B in FCA recoveries. Labs are a primary target. Is your program current? FY 2025 was a record year for healthcare fraud enforcement—and labs were a primary target. The Department of Justice announced $6.8 billion in False Claims Act settlements and judgments, the highest annual total in the statute's history. Over $5.7 billion came from healthcare matters alone. Whistleblowers filed a record 1,297 qui tam lawsuits, and DOJ opened 401 new investigations. The message is clear: enforcement...