Strengthening Diagnosis, Cure, and Prevention of Diseases

 

The current situation has reaffirmed the importance of clinical laboratories and their role in the diagnosis, cure, and prevention of many diseases.

Maximum medical decisions depend upon laboratory test results. Accurate diagnosis can prevent and control many diseases and consequently improve the health and safety of the patient. The COVID-19 pandemic only pronounced the need for clinical laboratories.

Over the years there has been extensive growth in the range of tests, advanced equipment, technology, and services that are quick and efficient. Automation, for instance, has reduced the time needed to test and deliver the results. It has also hastened the billing process.

Technology has radically changed the way samples were collected, tested, diagnosed, analyzed and the way results were sent. Clinical lab technology will play a more vital role in healthcare services in the future. Information Technology has and will keep impacting the functioning of clinical laboratories in the future. IT has significantly improved marketing and advertising strategies.

Be it general pathology or specialized services like molecular, PCR (polymerase chain reaction), gene mapping and sequencing, cytogenetics, and FISH (Fluorescence in situ hybridization), hematology and flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, surgical pathology, next-generation sequencing, and many more, clinical laboratories have made huge leaps to improve their services with advanced technologies. Researchers are probing the probability of analyzing autism earlier in the blood through machine learning.

Clinical laboratories have made things easy for patients through their point of care testing, and home testing besides lab testing. Nanotechnology will be playing a major role in catering services to patients and medical professionals. With the latest technologies at their fingertips, patients and doctors can now check the test results online.

Various research is conducted in laboratories and the advent of the pandemic has only multiplied the number of research.

To honor the diligent services of clinical laboratories, we came up with this edition of Insights Care — 10 Most Trusted Clinical Laboratories in 2021.

We have featured some of the clinical laboratories with high standards and precise testing, cutting-edge technology, state-of-the-art laboratories, and qualified staff. They have been consistently upgrading their systems and services consistently to deliver the best.

Read this edition to discover more about these laboratories and how they utilized science and technology optimally to make a difference in the healthcare landscape.

Have a fruitful read!