Avoid Obscurity in Lab Medicine - Gavin Omar Dixon
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Medical Laboratories should come to you
In this age of information, technology companies like 'Uber' have disrupted the status quo and made life easier for many. Mobile phlebotomy is one area similar to 'Uber' that will catalyze another disruption. Silicon Valley has been tagged as a hub for "fake-it-till-you-make-it" entrepreneurs and is undoubtedly the home for these future disruptions. There is a paradigm shift in how people communicate (Social Media) and now there is a shift in how people travel (Uber). A recent launch of another tech company highlighted a shift in medical testing and phlebotomy services. Doctors can now order medical lab tests on a smartphone app and independent phlebotomists would visit patients at their home or office to collect their blood for testing. 'Iggbo' as the company was called was labelled as the 'Uber for blood' even by its founder Dr. Shaiv Kapadia. This innovative cardiologist intended to revolutionize and democratize healthcare by offering p...