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This article is a summary of how laboratory medicine can support value-based healthcare. Population health management is emerging as a method to support value-based healthcare by aggregating patient information, providing data analysis, and contributing to clinical decision support.

Population disease surveillance can contribute to focused interventions to promote better disease management and prevention of noncommunicable diseases.

As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls with equal ferocity across big cities and rural communities, clinical laboratory professionals have stepped front and center onto the healthcare stage. In my view, we will stay in our newfound spotlight not only as the country grapples with this unprecedented public health crisis but also as it prepares as never before for future outbreaks.

Laboratory data will play a starring role in healthcare’s transition for sick care to well care.