The laboratory’s essential role in addressing diagnostic errors

Every year, 795,000 Americans die or are permanently disabled due to diagnostic errors. Most of these errors happen before a diagnosis is ever finalized—during the testing process.

Lab data drives 70% of medical decisions, yet this is often invisible to patients—and sometimes even to peers.

Clinical laboratories are central to safe, accurate diagnosis. Yet labs today face growing pressure:

• Rising test volumes
• Severe staffing shortages
• Limited automation
• High risk of burnout and error

In this case study, LGC Clinical Diagnostics explores the growing demands placed on today’s clinical laboratories and the need for reliable solutions that ease, rather than add to, the workload. Its ready-to-use quality control tools and automated software are designed to help reduce testing errors, streamline quality checks, support compliance and accreditation efforts, and free up valuable time for laboratory professionals to focus on higher-value tasks.

Whether in clinical biochemistry, molecular testing, or next-generation sequencing, find out how LGC’s solutions are built to ensure test results are consistently accurate, traceable, and dependable—supporting labs in delivering the highest standard of patient care.