From the Bench

Determining what is “normal” with reference range verification

Margaret Blaetz CLC(AMT), CCCP(AAPOL), MLT(ASCP)

September 22, 2015

Every day, in every town, physicians are asked the same questions. Doctor what are my lab results? Are they normal? It seems like an easy question, and it is. The answer, however, is not so simple. It ...

Improving Laboratory Operations and Efficiencies

Lucia Berte MA,MT(ASCP)

September 17, 2015

From the Bench

Your laboratory has a number of opportunities to investigate its current practices and improve upon efficiencies and overall operations. When your laboratory embraces continual learning and finds opportunities...

Preventing pre-analytical errors to reduce costs and ensure positive patient outcomes.

Kathleen Finnegan MS MT(ASCP)SHCM

September 15, 2015

From the Bench

Preventable laboratory errors occur through all phases of testing process. Unfortunately, 46-68 percent of all laboratory errors occur during the pre-analytics phase of testing due to the complexity and manual ...

Personalized Medicine during Pregnancy

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July 28, 2015

From the Bench, The Pregnancy Lab

Originally published by The Pregnancy Lab on July 28, 2015 by Ann M. Gronowski, Ph.D. Personalized medicine can be defined as customized disease prevention therapies and drug treatment protocols based on k...

Can a personalized approach improve IVF success rates?

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July 23, 2015

From the Bench, The Pregnancy Lab

Originally published by The Pregnancy Lab on July 21, 2015 by Robert D. Nerenz, PhD In the United States, an estimated one in seven couples experience infertility and for many of these couples, in vitro fe...

Don’t Be Careless About Lab Safety

Irwin Rothenberg MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)

July 21, 2015

From the Bench

One of the top priorities for every laboratory should be the safety of its employees facilitated by creating a culture of safety consciousness, education, organization and accountability. Managing safety is mor...

Cultural Competence

Susan Morris, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CM

June 30, 2015

From the Bench

The term “creating a culture of…..” has become the cliché of the 2000s’ ethos of competent management. It is no longer enough to lay down the rules; train your personnel, and maintain documentation; now we must...

The one graphic you need for an accurate blood pressure reading

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May 14, 2015

From the Bench

Blood pressure measurement is a routine task in most practices, but are you sure it’s done accurately in yours? It’s easy to get skewed results if clinicians and patients aren’t on the same page about how to ta...

It matters to me because its very important to know your conditions.

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2019-10-07T21:08:38-04:00

It matters to me because its very important to know your conditions.

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Helped doctor save my life when I had a heart attack @ 47 years old.

Aj Salinasvia Facebook

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2019-10-07T21:39:46-04:00

Aj Salinasvia Facebook

Helped doctor save my life when I had a heart attack @ 47 years old.

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Without us to run all these tests on patients, the doctors would never know how to cure them. Especially in...

Jean Morin, MLT(ASCP)Racine,WI

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:46:37-04:00

Jean Morin, MLT(ASCP)Racine,WI

Without us to run all these tests on patients, the doctors would never know how to cure them. Especially in microbiology, you need a tech that can think outside the box a lot of the time. A Sherlock Holmes.

https://www.labtestingmatters.org/testimonials/sherlock-holmes/

Patients are our highest priority. We give the best and most accurate information to the doctors and nursing staff to...

Joan GreuleNewark, NY

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2019-10-07T21:09:09-04:00

Joan GreuleNewark, NY

Patients are our highest priority. We give the best and most accurate information to the doctors and nursing staff to ensure the best outcome we can. Our patients become our families in need.

https://www.labtestingmatters.org/testimonials/most-accurate-information/

Without our test results, diagnosis is guessing.

Angela BWisconsin

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2019-10-07T21:40:07-04:00

Angela BWisconsin

Without our test results, diagnosis is guessing.

https://www.labtestingmatters.org/testimonials/without-our-test-results-diagnosis-is-guessing/

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