AI-driven technology helps labs optimize efficiency, quality and cost
INDIANAPOLIS, April 8, 2025 – (Business Wire)-HC1 today introduced a suite of operational excellence solutions, setting new standards for laboratory efficiency and performance. By transforming lab data into actionable insights and automating workflows, HC1 Operational Excellence can reduce real costs, increase efficiency, improve diagnostic quality and service across health systems and commercial labs, and place labs as strategic assets in health care.
Clinical labs have experienced increased costs, labor shortages, and increased demand for quality and speed. Understanding the increasingly lacking resources, HC1 solutions incorporate proprietary machine learning and AI-driven technologies to provide predictive insights, optimize resource allocation, and enable labs to work with the best possible possibilities. HC1 is committed to tailoring its solutions to customer success by ensuring measurable results that drive lab excellence and significant cost savings while improving patient diagnostic care.
“While clinical laboratories are facing intense pressure to reduce costs, these cost-cutting exercises will reduce quality. HC1 operational excellence simultaneously provides improved quality, increased efficiency and reduced costs.” “By integrating deep industry expertise, proven playbooks and artificial intelligence, HC1 enables clients to deliver high-quality diagnostics with fewer resources while enhancing financial performance.”
HC1's Operation Excellence Solutions meet strategic and operational needs and help lab leaders navigate complex financial, staffing and supply chain challenges. The suite's core is the HC1 Lab Insights Platform™. It analyzes real-time data to identify inefficiencies, predict staffing needs, and guides reference testing decisions. Advanced Workflow Automation streamlines operations, reduces manual workloads, and allows teams to focus on higher value tasks.
“The partnership with HC1 has helped us achieve significant clinical and financial improvements in our lab,” said Luis Forero, former assistant vice president of supply chain at Rush University Medical Center. “We value HC1 for real-time market insights, lab procurement expertise, and an unbiased assessment of ways to improve outcomes for long-term success. We are also exploring options to expand our relationship with additional HC1 specialties. We are extremely pleased with the results achieved.”
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