News and highlights

Lab staffing shortages don't stop at recruitment. Discover how understaffing erodes pre-analytical quality, creates sample blind spots, and what labs can do to maintain quality with less.

Learn what causes hemolysis in laboratory samples, which tests it affects, and how pre-analytical visibility can reduce avoidable sample rejection.

Learn what laboratory TAT is, how to measure it correctly, where time is lost in the pre-analytical phase, and what it takes to improve it sustainably.

The three phases of laboratory testing (pre-analytical, analytical, post-analytical): where errors concentrate and how the total testing process fits.

Why manual chain-of-custody logs fail clinical labs, what a complete record must contain, and how digital sample tracking meets ISO 15189:2022 traceability.

Misidentified samples are a top pre-analytical error. See where sample identification breaks down across the lab workflow — and the controls that stop it.

Learn what ISO 20658 means for sample collection, transport, traceability, and pre-analytical workflow quality.

Sample tracking systems in laboratories: types, limitations, and the most common implementation mistake affecting workflow performance.

How to choose a laboratory sample tracking system: what it is versus a LIMS, the selection criteria that matter, and how it supports ISO 15189:2022.

Move beyond sample traceability. Discover how workflow intelligence and interoperability improve end-to-end diagnostic workflows.

Pre-analytical errors cause up to 70% of lab mistakes. Learn the main error types and how end-to-end sample traceability prevents them and supports ISO 15189.

Discover how Synlab Austria reduced lab turnaround time and saved up to 6 hours daily with pre-analytical sample tracking.

Rejected samples, redraws and delayed results quietly drain lab budgets. See the direct and hidden costs of pre-analytical errors and how to cut them.

Why is the pre-analytical phase the lab's most error-prone stage? Because it spans many people and handoffs. Here's the root cause and the fix.

ISO 15189:2022 expects more than a temperature reading. What compliant sample transport monitoring requires, and how analyte stability sets the rules.

The most common ISO 15189:2022 Clause 7 pre-examination non-conformances, sample ID, transport, records, risk, and practical fixes for daily lab routines.

A practical guide to ISO 15189:2022 Clause 7.2 pre-examination processes, from request to storage, and how digital sample traceability evidences compliance.

Experience real-time, end-to-end digital sample tracking with S4DX at IBMS Congress 2025, together with Roche and Beckman Coulter.