Healthcare IT News August 5, 2024
Prolonged understaffing in clinical laboratories threatens to compromise patient care, but deployment of automation and artificial intelligence technologies could offer a lifeline to burned out lab workers.
A recent survey finds that 39% of more than 400 lab professionals polled say that staffing shortages are a significant obstacle to maintaining high standards of care.
The survey, conducted by Siemens Healthineers and The Harris Poll, offers a comprehensive look into the operational difficulties faced by clinical lab staff, revealing that these professionals are experiencing severe burnout and most lab professionals (83%) think demand for lab services will keep growing.
While more than half (52%) said they worry automation might take their jobs and 27% fear losing their job because of new...
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