Dr. Daly Discusses…BNP and Pro BNP
In this presentation Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA,focuses on the use of the laboratory analysis of BNP and N-Terminal Pro-BNP in the work-up of cardiac failure and its distinction from re...
Dr. Daly Discusses… Biotin
In this presentation, Dr. Daly discusses the recent FDA alert regarding biotin supplements interfering with immunoassay testing. This can cause discrepancies particularly in endocrine testing. In the face of ...
Dr. Daly Discusses…Medical Drones
Drones have been a popular topic in the news lately. I shared information about advancements and how they can affect laboratory testing. If you didn't have time to read my previous posts, listen to this video...
Dr. Daly Discusses…Avoiding HIPAA Violations
All laboratories have to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), however there are common areas of HIPAA violations that do still happen. In the latest installment o...
Dr. Daly Discusses…Waived Testing Training
With the continuous growth of point of care or near patient testing, making sure everyone is fully trained and competent to preform waived tests is of the upmost importance. To make sure that a laboratory is op...
Answering Questions Prevents Errors – Role of Medical Laboratory Professionals
What is an error in laboratory testing ? Webster defines Error as “an act or condition of ignorant or imprudent deviation from a code of behavior”.1 A diagnostic error is defined as “the failure to (a) establ...
Biodegradable Pregnancy Tests? What’s the Big Deal?
Recently, there was a buzz in the pregnancy testing world because a company called Lia Diagnostics received pre-market approval from the FDA for the first biodegradable pregnancy test that can be flushed down t...
Our Darkest Hour: Las Vegas Mass Shooting
The article below was written by, Shannon Billings MS, MLS, (ASCP), Jennifer Patterson and Rodney E. Rohde. Ph.D for InfectionControl.tips and has been re-published here with permission.
Abstract
In times of...
Dr. Daly Discusses…Quality Assessment
Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA discuss quality assessment, and give an example of how to set up an annual quality assessment using an annual quality assessment calendar. This info...
New Guidelines From The American Thyroid Association On Thyroid Disease During Pregnancy
Early in 2017, the American Thyroid Association (ATA) issued new guidelines for the diagnosis and management of thyroid diseases during pregnancy and the postpartum. This 74 page document covers everything fr...