Lab Owners Divided On Offshoring

To stay viable in today's increasingly price-sensitive, competitive market, 7% of respondents send work offshore—an average of 24% of their caseloads&mdashmost often using a U.S.-based broker. Overall, laboratory owners' sentiments on the topic of offshoring are still split; 55%&mdashup from 31% in 2005&mdashfeel it's un-American and unfair to their employees, and another 30% say it's just part of the globalization of our economy.