QuidelOrtho CorporationNASDAQ: QDEL

Transforming Data Into Actionable Insights in the Lab

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Summary by 6ix AI

QuidelOrtho Corporation, a provider of diagnostic products, released episode 62 of its Science Bytes podcast on October 29, 2026, covering the use of AI and informatics (systems for managing and organizing lab data) in laboratory operations.

Key details

  • The episode is hosted by Josh Casey and features Rodney Guzman, QuidelOrtho's Vice President of Software Engineering for Global Informatics Platforms.
  • Topics include lab workforce shortages, the view that AI has the potential to cut redundant testing and workflow bottlenecks, and the need for standardized, reliable and traceable lab data before AI can deliver reliable insights.
  • The episode also covers integrating lab data for uses such as transfusion medicine, and the point that lab professionals remain responsible for interpreting results and making final decisions.
  • The episode is available on major streaming platforms and on QuidelOrtho's website.

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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- QuidelOrtho Corporation (Nasdaq: QDEL), a leading global provider of diagnostic solutions, has released episode 62 of its Science Bytes podcast, exploring best practices in AI and informatics to make lab operations smoother. 

Rodney Guzman, Vice President of Software Engineering for Global Informatics Platforms, QuidelOrtho
Rodney Guzman, Vice President of Software Engineering for Global Informatics Platforms, QuidelOrtho

Laboratories are facing increasing complexity and growing testing demand. Historically, data across the lab has existed in silos. Labs need ways to integrate this data and accelerate clinical decision-making. Informatics serves as a critical means to drive efficiency, performance and data accuracy – having a real impact on patients awaiting test results.

Hosted by Josh Casey, this episode features QuidelOrtho's Vice President of Software Engineering for Global Informatics Platforms, Rodney Guzman, who illustrates how to apply structured informatics to transform results from discrete laboratory systems into meaningful clinical knowledge.

Key Insights:

  • Clinical laboratories face workforce challenges, including shortages of specialists to manage complex testing scenarios
  • AI has the potential to optimize test utilization, eliminate redundant testing and reduce workflow bottlenecks
  • However, before this happens, the underlying lab data must be standardized, reliable and traceable; otherwise, the AI system can't deliver reliable insights
  • Informatics serves as a means to consolidate, organize and present data sets consistently
  • Integrating this data is particularly beneficial for supporting applications like transfusion medicine where a complex array of data influences clinical decisions
  • In any lab setting, AI augments clinical experts, and lab professionals are ultimately responsible for interpreting results and making final decisions

Listen to the latest episode of the QuidelOrtho Science Bytes podcast on major streaming platforms or at https://www.quidelortho.com/global/en/resources/podcasts/Episode-62-Turning-results-into-answers.

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