Global capabilities
Delivering value beyond the test result
At Mayo Clinic Laboratories, laboratory medicine is about more than a test result — it’s about everything that contributes to providing answers for your patients. We develop individualized support solutions for each client that extend through all aspects of the relationship to ensure the delivery of answers, not just results.
Specialized testing areas include:
Global logistics and shipping
We develop unique relationships with each client to individualize logistics support, which is coordinated by a local team who ensures a seamless process before the first patient specimen is sent. Our specialists collaborate with packaging suppliers to create unique solutions that extend the stability of specimens traveling around the world.
These experts ensure specimens are handled carefully and efficiently through close connections to shipping carriers. The air carriers we work with are experienced with processing clinical specimens.
Optimized, expeditious processing
We recognize many medical conditions have a window of opportunity for the best possible outcomes. Our tests and processes are optimized to better serve patients and deliver results with outcomes in mind. We do not triage specimens across a network of labs or use a batch-testing business model. Result turnaround times are expedited by:
- Running tests continuously – your samples are processed alongside those from Mayo Clinic.
- A testing approach that incorporates comprehensive panels and algorithms when appropriate.
- Utilization of Lean and Six Sigma processes.
Reliable connectivity
We offer technology solutions to help our clients connect to us, including a secure online portal with interfacing capabilities that allows you to easily order tests and receive results. Our solutions include:
- Client-friendly test ordering through MayoLINK, which is available in eight languages.
- Expansive website with links to our open- access test catalog, which is updated daily and features comprehensive clinical information, including specimen requirements; clinical and interpretative information; performance; sample test reports; setup files; and pricing.
- 30 country-specific toll-free numbers.
News and updates
The latest
Accurate coagulation testing starts with proper specimen preparation. Even small pre-analytic errors, such as underfilled tubes, hemolysis, or improper centrifugation, can compromise results and patient care.
This week's research roundup features: AMPK: The key to ischemia-reperfusion injury
In this episode of the "Leveraging the Laboratory" podcast, host Jane Hermansen, outreach manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, discusses courier options and logistics with outreach colleagues Brianne Newton and Ellen Dijkman Dulkes. They highlight what needs to be considered when choosing a courier service and how to leverage the courier partnership so it adds value to your outreach lab.
Topic highlights include: New Mayo Clinic procedure brings hope to patients with lung cancer, More Minnesotans qualify for insurance assistance through MNsure, Coronavirus variants are dodging antibody treatments. New lab-made options may help
William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins "Answers From the Lab" for his weekly leadership update with host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., interim chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic. In this episode, Dr. Pritt and Dr. Morice discuss how to stay healthy during the holiday season and protect yourself and your loved ones from respiratory illnesses including influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Linda Hasadsri, M.D., Ph.D., explains carrier screening at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. Using targeted genotyping, our three focused panels evaluate genes associated with cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy, and hemoglobinopathies, to provide clear answers on reproductive risks and to guide decision-making.
This week's research roundup features: Progression of chronic kidney disease following radical and partial nephrectomy
Jane Hermansen, manager of outreach and network development at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, shares with MedicalLab Management magazine how to align the outreach laboratory for growth and rise above the challenges facing the health care industry.
Topic highlights include: Mayo Clinic doctor says Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs is bringing “access” to U.S. healthcare, New health clinic model is signing up members in Rochester, Pediatric health groups call for national emergency to fight respiratory illnesses
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Lynn Cornell, M.D., to discuss her background in lifelong learning.
William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins "Answers From the Lab" for his weekly leadership update with host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., interim chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic. In this episode, Dr. Pritt and Dr. Morice discuss common challenges facing many hospital and laboratory leaders today, the important role of lab leaders in advancing patient care, and what to watch in Washington, D.C., as we head into the year’s end.
Michael Baisch has been a systems engineer in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP) at Mayo Clinic for 18 years. Michael partners with the laboratories and business offices to evaluate their workflows for optimal quality, efficiency, and cost. He strives to improve processes so the entire team can get results into the hands of the patient and their care team in an accurate, timely, and cost-effective manner.
Puanani Hopson, D.O., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ malabsorption panel can provide timelier diagnosis for children with chronic diarrhea or unexplained weight loss. The novel panel, which bundles four existing tests, requires just one stool sample.