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Preanalytical Variables–Critical for Appropriate Diagnosis

February 6, 2017

The laboratory total testing process begins with the preanalytical phase and concludes with the postanalytical phase. Due to improvements in analytical techniques and effective quality programs, most errors no...

Computer Security in the Lab

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

February 2, 2017

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Computers in the laboratory are like indoor plumbing. There are very few of us around who can recall when there were NONE. But computer security, that is a very different subject. The first computer I used...

Laboratory Services in Retail Medicine

Irwin Rothenberg MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)

January 31, 2017

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The growing acceptance, use and demand for retail medicine is driven by rapid advances in digital technology, evolving demographic and cultural expectations and legislative changes in healthcare delivery—most o...

Do you know anything about “antibiotic resistance?”

Rodney Rohde Ph.D.

January 26, 2017

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Recently, public health officials from Nevada are reporting on a case of a woman who died in Reno in September from an incurable infection. Testing showed the super-bug that had spread throughout her system cou...

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

Irwin Rothenberg MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)

December 13, 2016

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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...

The POL / Office Team: Improved Patient Safety

Irwin Rothenberg MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)

November 29, 2016

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While the doctor-patient relationship has always been considered the center of medical care, this relationship does not exist in a vacuum. Today, it is supported by interrelated systems of individuals, procedur...

ASCLS: Emphasizing Teamwork to Improve Diagnostic Accuracy

Pamela Meadows, Ed.D., MT(ASCP)

November 10, 2016

ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory, Home Page, Quality Care

Diagnostic errors represent a prominent issue for patient safety. In an effort to improve accuracy in patient diagnosis, recent recommendations from the Institute of Medicine suggest that increased emphasis sh...

Modifying Your Test Procedure? Accidentally Going High Complexity!

Irwin Rothenberg MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)

November 8, 2016

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Based upon the needs of the population it serves, there may be instances when laboratories consider the option to modify an FDA-cleared or approved test system. CLIA allows clinical laboratories to modify their...

The New Kid in Town (or the Lab)

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

November 1, 2016

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Like the first day of a school in a new school, being a new employee in a lab is stressful. You report to work and often, have very little confidence. Will someone be there to greet me? Will anyone ask me to ...

Performance Evaluations – Is it Okay for an Employee to be Acceptable?

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

September 1, 2016

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As a Laboratory Manager, my responsibilities include the CLIA required annual employee competency and our organization’s Human Resources required annual performance evaluation. As laboratorians, we are aware...

It narrows down the doctors’ guess to the specific cause of illness

Martin koomeKenya

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:34:05-04:00

Martin koomeKenya

It narrows down the doctors’ guess to the specific cause of illness

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When only four years old, I developed a life-threatening infection that was treated effectively only after being tested against multiple...

KathyNorth Carolina

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:42:32-04:00

KathyNorth Carolina

When only four years old, I developed a life-threatening infection that was treated effectively only after being tested against multiple antibiotics in a clinical lab. I now help women reach their goal of medical school while teaching in an undergrad college. My colleague, another biology professor, survived meningitis as an infant in part due to the testing performed in a clinical lab. THANKS!

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It helps clinicians in patient management and prognosis.

SigeyNAIROBI

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:49:06-04:00

SigeyNAIROBI

It helps clinicians in patient management and prognosis.

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Every tube / specimen is a patient with a suspected illness in need of a diagnosis and appropriate course of...

G. Alexander BurnellJamaica, W.I.

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:36:13-04:00

G. Alexander BurnellJamaica, W.I.

Every tube / specimen is a patient with a suspected illness in need of a diagnosis and appropriate course of treatment. Without our adept analytical and interpretive skills, the clinical physician would be at a loss in providing the appropriate care and course of treatment. It is even more critical as in my case where you’re one of only two skilled personnel in respect to certain diagnostic procedures (Flow Cytometry for the immunophenotyping of leukemia’s).

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It is vital to finding a diagnosis.

Ginette HuartVancouver, BC, Canada

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:42:51-04:00

Ginette HuartVancouver, BC, Canada

It is vital to finding a diagnosis.

https://www.labtestingmatters.org/testimonials/it-is-vital-to-finding-a-diagnosis/

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