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Healthcare Competencies Necessary to Deliver Quality Care – INTRODUCTION

January 4, 2019

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Some years back, members of our committee wrote articles for Lab Testing Matters that revolved around the six aims of quality healthcare and the five competencies all healthcare professionals should possess to ...

Dr. Daly Discusses…Legionnaires Disease

John Daly, MD

December 20, 2018

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A few months ago an article was published in JAMA asking the question “Why are Legionnaires Disease Diagnoses becoming More Common in the US?” In this installment, Dr. Daly discusses the several interesting are...

Dr Daly Discusses Audit Focus on Medical Necessity

John Daly, MD

December 18, 2018

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One of the major areas reviewed during an audit of a laboratory performing urine drug screening is documentation of medical necessity of the testing. In this installment, Dr. Daly discusses the criteria to esta...

Dr. Daly Discusses…Adulterant Testing

John Daly, MD

October 25, 2018

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In drug testing of pain management patients, it is important that a valid sample is collected in order to determine compliance with appropriate use of prescribed drugs and to identify the use of other non-presc...

Dr. Daly Discusses…Hepatitis C Virus Infection

John Daly, MD

October 18, 2018

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It is estimated that more than 4 million individuals have been infected with the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in the U.S., and from that number, some 75% are infected at any given time. In the latest installment of ...

Dr. Daly Discusses…Balance Billing

John Daly, MD

September 20, 2018

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At the recent Executive War College presented by the Dark Intelligence Group, there was a roundtable presentation featuring four attorneys active in laboratory legal affairs discussing “Current Issues in Clinic...

Rabies: History, myths and diagnosis on Outbreak News This Week

Rodney Rohde Ph.D.

September 12, 2018

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Interview with Rodney E. Rohde, Ph.D on Outbreak News Today. Hosted and authored by Robert Herriman and re-published here with permission. Rabies has been a topic several times on the radio show where I looked...

Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Science (DCLS) with Dr. Rodney Rohde

Rodney Rohde Ph.D.

September 4, 2018

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Interview with Rodney E. Rohde, Ph.D on Outbreak News Today. Hosted and authored by Robert Herriman and re-published here with permission. A relatively new advanced degree is now available at select institutio...

Dr. Daly Discusses… Laboratory Billing Pitfalls

John Daly, MD

August 23, 2018

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Insurers and the government are scrutinizing laboratory billing arrangements where small, financially challenged hospitals contract with Medical Service Organizations (MSO) to perform laboratory marketing servi...

Overreliance on Ruptured Membrane Tests Linked to Fetal Deaths

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August 15, 2018

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Laboratory tests are not perfect. I hope this does not come to a surprise to anyone. In a perfect world, a lab test would always identify individuals with a specific condition from those who don’t have that con...

“Through blinded treatment, the patient can get better, if he/she is lucky enough, otherwise; leads to the worst condition as...

Derese TeferaEthiopia

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:37:08-04:00

Derese TeferaEthiopia

“Through blinded treatment, the patient can get better, if he/she is lucky enough, otherwise; leads to the worst condition as patient history and symptoms can tell us only the tip of the iceberg.” Lab is the key for quality heath care and treatment.

https://www.labtestingmatters.org/testimonials/blinded-treatment/

We provide valuable clues in diagnosis that would not have otherwise been available from an outward patient examination.

NadineTucson

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:43:48-04:00

NadineTucson

We provide valuable clues in diagnosis that would not have otherwise been available from an outward patient examination.

https://www.labtestingmatters.org/testimonials/valuable-clues-in-diagnosis/

As aLab Personnel I believe with quality laboratory result we can provide the best answers for the hypothesis that are...

emanuel samkKilimanjaro, Tanzania

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:50:04-04:00

emanuel samkKilimanjaro, Tanzania

As aLab Personnel I believe with quality laboratory result we can provide the best answers for the hypothesis that are made during the diagnosis and provide a better chance for treatment and hence save lives

https://www.labtestingmatters.org/testimonials/quality-laboratory-result/

really they save life.

SuhairSudan

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:37:29-04:00

SuhairSudan

really they save life.

https://www.labtestingmatters.org/testimonials/really-they-save-life/

YOU (the Patient) matter!

Lisa R.Illinois

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:44:07-04:00

Lisa R.Illinois

YOU (the Patient) matter!

https://www.labtestingmatters.org/testimonials/you-the-patient-matter/

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