Innovation and Resilience in Lab Logistics

From Answers from the Lab by Mayo Clinic Laboratories

February 5, 2026 · 15 min · Episode 377

About this episode

This episode discusses PAMA reform and explores innovations in lab logistics with experts from Mayo Clinic Laboratories.

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D. , president and CEO of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, to discuss Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) reform and celebrate an exciting milestone for Dr. Pritt’s “Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites” blog. Later in the episode, Dr. Pritt welcomes Angie Reese-Davis, Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ director of operations, to explore how proactive monitoring, shipping workflows, teamwork, and ongoing process improvements all contribute to a resilient lab logistics system. PAMA reform update (00:34): Get the latest on PAMA delays and the new Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act. Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites (04:24) : Go behind the scenes of the 800 parasite cases Dr. Pritt has featured on her long-running blog. Logistics at Mayo Clinic Laboratories (08:09) : Learn how the team manages and tracks the 40,000 samples that arrive each day. Process improvement and resiliency (12:49) : Discover how the logistics team continues to innovate and evolve to support clients…

People in this episode

Host: Bobbi Pritt, M.D.

Guests: William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., Angie Reese-Davis

Topics covered

lab logistics
PAMA reform
process improvement
healthcare innovation
microbiology

Keywords

lab logistics
PAMA reform
microbiology
healthcare
process improvement
Mayo Clinic
parasites

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Mayo Clinic, RESULTS Act

Books & works: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites