November 5, 2025- From pandemic disruptions to the rise of molecular point-of-care testing, the laboratory market is undergoing rapid transformation. Today’s labs are becoming the backbone of a more distributed, technology-driven diagnostic ecosystem. For distributors, suppliers, and providers alike, these shifts bring both opportunities and challenges, from supply chain volatility and workforce shortages to new frontiers in wearable and home-based testing.
To explore these dynamics, Repertoire Magazine interviewed several members of the NDC Clinical Lab Advisory Council, including Jim Macholz of Atlantic Medical Solutions; Kevin Barefoot of MTMC; Rick Wilburn of Wilburn Medical USA; and John Cook, Douglas Harper, and Brad Thompson of NDC. Together, they discussed the formation of the NDC Clinical Lab Advisory Council, ongoing supply chain hurdles, the impact of emerging technologies and how the lab’s role in patient care is evolving.
Roundtable panelists
- Jim Macholz, President and CEO of Atlantic Medical Solutions in Charlotte, leads a distributor specializing in the non-acute space. His team focuses heavily on lab and point-of-care testing with a dedicated field sales force.
- Kevin Barefoot, Director of Point of Care and Primary Care at MTMC. MTMC serves as a leading outsourced sales partner, representing a wide range of products from exam tables and gloves to point-of-care testing solutions.
- Rick Wilburn, Founder of Wilburn Medical Supply, a trusted distributor of healthcare supplies and equipment.
- John Cook, Vice President of Sales, Healthcare at NDC. Cook designs and executes innovative sales strategies, develops emerging leaders, and drives strategic growth initiatives.
- Doug Harper, Capital Equipment Program Director at NDC.
- Brad Thompson, Vice President of Supplier Management at NDC, is responsible for managing clinical lab supplier relationships and identifying new supplier prospects to expand NDC’s portfolio.
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