Sometimes major changes to a health care organization’s point-of-care testing system come from powerful regulatory agencies in Washington, D.C. Or they may arise when a child with diabetes objects to frequent venipuncture. In either kind of case, experts say, pathologists and laboratory professionals must form strong relationships with clinicians and build structural foundations to help them meet these and other demands.

My cover story in the April edition of CAP TODAY. Read the whole shebang.