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Value-based Reimbursement vs. Fee for Service: Has Your Laboratory Adopted This New Paradigm?

December 13, 2016

Over the last quarter of a century, despite tremendous advances in medical science and technology, there has been a growing realization that the healthcare delivery system has not been able to provide consisten...

Utilizing Mobile Technology To Upgrade Critical Value Reporting

Irwin Rothenberg MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)

November 15, 2016

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One of the key areas of laboratory to physician communication is that of reporting critical values. Since regulators and accreditation organizations define critical values as abnormal test results that are pote...

Building Effective Laboratory Educational Outreach

Irwin Rothenberg MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)

October 20, 2016

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In a medical office setting, the general office staff are often part of the de facto laboratory operation due to their responsibilities related to initially seeing, and communicating with patients. This include...

If you thought Ebola and Zika were scary…Just wait!

Rodney Rohde Ph.D.

June 21, 2016

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I was working with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) when West Nile Virus arrived on our shores, and eventually in Texas (that’s me, the middle “conehead” during a rapid response team respons...

Answering all your Zika Questions

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June 7, 2016

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A recent USA Today article offers answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The virus has led to an epidemic of birth defects and cases of Guillain-Barré syndrom...

Staffing Matters

Kathy Nucifora, MPH, MT (ASCP)

May 24, 2016

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The primary raison d’etre for any clinical laboratory is to provide quality diagnoses, monitor treatment, and enable effective care for patients in the healthcare system; and to do this as expeditiously as poss...

Opening the Door

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May 12, 2016

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Metabolic syndrome is one of the world’s fastest growing health problems. It is a major risk factor for both type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including heart attack and stroke. The et...

This Lab Week, Share YOUR Story.

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April 24, 2016

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RFncDAJe-4 This Lab Week, We are looking for laboratorians, doctors, patients and anyone who has been impacted by laboratory medicine to tell us their story. Your story co...

Celebrating Medical Laboratory Professionals Week Around the World

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April 24, 2016

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Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (MLPW) – April 24-30, 2016 MLPW provides the profession with a unique opportunity to increase public understanding of and appreciation for clinical laboratory personnel. ...

The Hidden Profession that Saves Lives Every Day – Medical Laboratory Science!

Rodney Rohde Ph.D.

April 19, 2016

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A little over two years ago, I wrote an article for Elsevier Connect entitled “The Hidden Profession that Saves Lives.” The article details my journey as a microbiologist and molecular epidemiologist who discov...

It is the eyes with which a doctor manage to follow a patient’s evolution of a disease.

Prof. A. K. MuddathirSudan

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:36:41-04:00

Prof. A. K. MuddathirSudan

It is the eyes with which a doctor manage to follow a patient’s evolution of a disease.

https://www.labtestingmatters.org/testimonials/patients-evolution-of-a-disease/

The best quality health care is only possible it laboratory testing is done by professionals who have the ability to...

Shelley TappCanada

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:43:24-04:00

Shelley TappCanada

The best quality health care is only possible it laboratory testing is done by professionals who have the ability to recognize peculiarities in test results to ensure that the correct result is acted on by the physician who will administer treatment based on the laboratory findings.

https://www.labtestingmatters.org/testimonials/best-quality-health-care/

Labs save lives

Brendon SatoRapid City, SD

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:49:41-04:00

Brendon SatoRapid City, SD

Labs save lives

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“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/

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