Dr. Daly Discussess… Hand Hygiene John Daly, MD June 20, 2017 Dr. Daly Discusses... This month, Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA, discuss laboratory procedures for hand...
Dr. Daly Discussess…Patient and specimen misidentification John Daly, MD May 18, 2017 Dr. Daly Discusses..., Home Page This month, Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA, discusses patient and specimen...
Dr. Daly Discusses… Patient Confidentiality John Daly, MD April 18, 2017 Dr. Daly Discusses..., Videos This month, Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA, discusses patient confidentiality, customer service and patient...
Dr. Daly Discusses… Antibiotic Resistant Neisseria Gonorrhea John Daly, MD March 16, 2017 Dr. Daly Discusses..., Videos Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA Dr. Daly discuss laboratory procedures for antibiotic resistant strains of Neisseria...
Proficiency Testing (PT): New Regulation Promotes Burden Reduction John Daly, MD February 16, 2016 Featured On May 12, 2014 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the “Final Rule - Promoting Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Part II”. This implements reforms that...
8 tips for how the microbiology lab can support infection control and surveillance John Daly, MD October 29, 2015 From the Bench In an earlier blog, I explored the laboratories role in infection control. In this follow up, I will offer 8 tips for how the microbiology lab can support infection control and surveillance. The...
The Laboratory and Infection Control John Daly, MD October 20, 2015 Featured, Uncategorized 1 Comment Infection control is the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial or healthcare-associated infections. It is about identifying and controlling the factors involved with the spread of these...
Preventing pre-analytical errors to reduce costs and ensure positive patient outcomes. John Daly, MD 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...
So you’re not happy with your PT results, now what? – Part 2 John Daly, MD August 18, 2015 From the Bench 1 Comment In my first post Are you proficient in proficiency testing? We explored some tips to help you master the Proficiency Testing process. But now you’ve run your PT test just as a patient specimen, filled out...
Are you proficient in proficiency testing? – Part 1 John Daly, MD July 15, 2015 From the Bench 1 Comment Proficiency testing (PT) is vital for every laboratory to assess their own performance and identify areas of testing that need some special attention. It helps to spot small changes and trends in testing that,...
