Every lab already has an operations bill. It just never arrives as an invoice.
Lost supervisor hours, avoidable TAT overruns, inspection prep rebuilt from scratch — the cost is real, it's monthly, and it's currently paying for nothing. This page is about measuring it, and what it takes to recover it.
Your assessment replaces every line on this bill with a measured number.
Where the money goes when nothing is measuring it.
Six operational leaks we see across hospital-affiliated labs. Each figure below is an estimate — and each one is labeled with exactly where it comes from, because you'd do the same on a lab report.
Specimens hit by avoidable TAT delays
The delay happened an hour ago. You're hearing about it now, from a physician. There was a window to intervene — nobody could see it in time.
Handoffs and status-chasing
Verbal handoffs, scribbled notes, “I thought they knew.” The next shift spends its first twenty minutes reconstructing where things stand.
Hunting for the current SOP
Finding the document. Checking if it's current. Asking someone who might know. Starting over when the answer is no.
Inspection prep rebuilt from scratch
Training records assembled by hand. Competency sign-offs chased down. Documentation reconstructed from whatever can be found. Every cycle.
Reagent surprises mid-run
The bottle looked fine. The expiry date was hidden. Mid-run, mid-shift, mid-test — the discovery always comes at the worst moment.
Performance managed on instinct
Some shifts run better than others. Certain steps feel slow. You can't prove any of it — so you can't fix any of it.
Estimate your lab's monthly waste — with your own assumptions.
Set the sliders to match your lab. Then set the one slider most calculators hide: how much of this waste you believe is recoverable. We default it to a conservative 40% — move it wherever your skepticism sits.
Estimates model manual clinical-lab workflows at hospital-affiliated labs. Your assessment replaces every assumption here with measured data.
Drives TAT-delay and specimen-tracking exposure
~5 hrs/week each on handoffs and status-chasing
~2.5 hrs/week each on SOP hunting and specimen tracking
Including benefits and overhead
~12 days of record assembly per cycle, ~6 staff involved
The sliders above model the industry average. They don't know about —
- Non-productive hours lost to slow or manual work
- Avoidable overtime from documentation or handoff failures
- Physician or provider calls chasing down a result
- Reagent waste from expiration or lot mismanagement
- Senior staff time diverted training new hires
- … and more, most likely
20% = deeply skeptical · 60% = our internal model. Pick your own — the estimate below is only as honest as this number.
Your estimated monthly waste
Estimated recoverable each month — at 40% recovery
A projection, not a track record. Your assessment sets the real baseline.
Estimates only — the direction matters more than the decimal place. Your investment scales with volume, so compare this number to where your lab would sit in the investment range— not to the top of it. If your recoverable estimate is comfortably above that, an assessment is worth an hour of your time. If it isn't, that's an honest reason not to buy — and we'd tell you the same thing in the assessment.
Every laboratory begins with an operational assessment.
Not a contract, not a demo, not a budget conversation. An assessment of your workflows and where operational friction actually lives — guided by us, specific to your laboratory. It starts the moment you join the waitlist; there's no separate step to request.
Measured from day one
Implementation is guided — your team isn't setting anything up themselves. Baselines are established at the start, so every improvement is provable, not vibes.
The first commitment is to starting, not to everything
The initial engagement isn't about activating all 10+ capabilities. It's about finding where the platform creates measurable impact in your lab — and expanding only when the results justify it.
Founder-led, by design
You'll work directly with the MLS who built the platform — someone who has run your workflows from the bench side. It's also why the founding cohort is deliberately small: a handful of laboratories with direct attention, not a sales pipeline.
60–90 day projected payback — as a model, not a promise
At conservative recovery assumptions, our model projects payback for a mid-volume hospital lab in 60–90 days through TAT improvement alone. It's a projection until founding labs prove it — which is exactly what the measured baselines are for.
What labs actually pay.
Priced to your laboratory — not to a package someone else picked.
A fixed base that doesn't change, plus usage-based components that scale with specimen volume. Since lab volumes are stable, most labs know their number before the month begins.
Your figure comes from your assessment — with the ROI math beside it, before you commit to anything.
- Set bySpecimen volume, the workflows you activate, and the operational complexity of your laboratory — not a predefined software package.
- Not set bySeat counts. Everyone in the lab uses it — director to technician — without per-user math.
- You pay forOnly the workflows you've activated. Start with what matters most; expand on results, not assumptions.
- You'll getA written explanation of exactly how your figure was determined, with the ROI math beside it — before you commit to anything.
Join the waitlist.
You'll hear from the founder directly — usually within one business day — with a clear picture of where Lablytics creates measurable value for your volume and workflows, and exactly how your investment would be determined.
- →We review your lab's operational priorities and specimen volume
- →We identify the workflows with the greatest measurable opportunity
- →We recommend an implementation approach for your environment
- →We explain how your investment is determined — in writing, specific to your lab
- →And if Lablytics isn't the right fit, we'll tell you that too
Join the waitlist
No obligation to buy — just the assessment above, starting with a direct reply from the founder.
Join the waitlistYour information is never shared or sold. Replies come from the founder directly.
What labs ask before joining the waitlist.
Why don't you publish exact rates?
Because a number without context can actively mislead. A lab processing 10,000 specimens and one processing 80,000 are genuinely different situations. We publish the honest range — most hospital-affiliated engagements land between $8,000 and $25,000+ per month — and your assessment produces the exact figure with a written explanation.
Do we have to commit to a full deployment to get started?
No. Every engagement begins with an assessment and a structured implementation focused on the workflows that matter most to your lab. You'll see measured improvement before deciding how far to expand. The first commitment is to starting, not to everything.
Who actually delivers the implementation?
The founder — a Medical Laboratory Scientist who built the platform and has worked the workflows it manages from the bench side. Implementation is genuinely expert-guided, not handed to a junior CSM. The founding cohort is deliberately limited; if we can't give your lab direct attention, we won't take the engagement.
Where do the numbers on this page come from?
Benchmark estimates from published patterns in manual lab workflows and the founder's clinical laboratory experience — not Lablytics customer data, because Lablytics is pre-launch. Every stat carries a basis line saying exactly that. The assessment replaces those estimates with your lab's measured baseline.
How predictable is the ongoing cost?
Very. There's a fixed base that doesn't change, and usage-based components that scale with specimen volume. Since clinical lab volumes tend to be stable, most labs know approximately what their bill will be before the month begins. No surprise charges.
Do we pay for workflows we don't use?
No. Usage-based fees apply only to workflows you've activated. You start with what matters most and expand as priorities evolve — on results, not assumptions.
How long does implementation take?
Implementation is guided — your team isn't setting this up themselves. Most labs are operational within 4–8 weeks, with the first workflows live in days. No LIS integration is required, which removes the usual longest pole. Your assessment includes a realistic timeline for your situation.
With no LIS integration, who enters the operational data?
Your team — in the flow of work they already do. A handoff logged at shift change, a reagent lot acknowledged at receipt, a competency sign-off recorded when training completes. It's minutes per shift, and it replaces the notebooks, spreadsheets, and verbal relays that took longer and kept no record. Your assessment maps exactly which workflows your team touches and how long each takes — that time is part of the ROI math, not hidden from it.
When does Lablytics launch?
Later this year, with a small founding cohort of laboratories. Founding labs get direct founder attention through implementation, influence over the roadmap, and baselines measured from day one. Joining the waitlist now is how you're considered for the cohort.
The biggest cost isn't investing in operational improvement. It's continuing to absorb waste that never appears on an invoice.
Your assessment replaces every estimate on this page with a measured number — no obligation, no commitment until you’ve seen it.