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We have previously blogged about false negative urine qualitative hCG tests in both point-of-care (POC) hospital devices and over-the-counter (OTC) devices due to the presence of high...

By Brandy D. Gunsolus, DCLS, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Patient Safety Committee Within the healthcare professional competencies outlined by the 2003 report “Health Professions Education – A Bridge to...

Some years back, members of our committee wrote articles for Lab Testing Matters that revolved around the six aims of quality healthcare and the five competencies all healthcare professionals should possess...

A few months ago an article was published in JAMA asking the question “Why are Legionnaires Disease Diagnoses becoming More Common in the US?” In this installment, Dr. Daly discusses the several...

One of the major areas reviewed during an audit of a laboratory performing urine drug screening is documentation of medical necessity of the testing. In this installment, Dr. Daly discusses the criteria to...

In drug testing of pain management patients, it is important that a valid sample is collected in order to determine compliance with appropriate use of prescribed drugs and to identify the use of other...

At the recent Executive War College presented by the Dark Intelligence Group, there was a roundtable presentation featuring four attorneys active in laboratory legal affairs discussing “Current Issues in...

The article below was written by, Robert Herriman and Rodney E. Rohde. Ph.D for Outbreak News Today and has been re-published here with permission. Rabies has been a topic several times on the radio...

The article below was written by, Robert Herriman and Rodney E. Rohde. Ph.D for Outbreak News Today and has been re-published here with permission. A relatively new advanced degree is now available at...

Insurers and the government are scrutinizing laboratory billing arrangements where small, financially challenged hospitals contract with Medical Service Organizations (MSO) to perform laboratory marketing...