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Improving Diagnosis in Medicine: Introduction & Overview

October 23, 2019

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Reports published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS), are the foundation of research on medical errors1 and how to improve patient s...

INFORMATICS COMPETENCIES NECESSARY TO DELIVER QUALITY CARE

Andrea Pitkus, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM and Susie Zanto MPH MLS ASCP

April 3, 2019

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Can you imagine any healthcare professional practicing quality care today without the use of informatics? Medical informatics, as defined by the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is, ‘the interdis...

Interdisciplinary Teams Reduce Errors and Improve Outcomes

Brooke Whitaker, DCLS, MLS(ASCP)cm and Courtney Shrader, MSHS, MLS(ASCP)cm, CPHQ

March 5, 2019

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Improving patient care and reducing diagnostic errors has been a hot topic since the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released To Err is Human1 and Crossing the Quality Chasm2 in 2000 and 2001 respectively. Then in...

Dr. Daly Discusses…Choosing Wisely

John Daly, MD

February 21, 2019

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In 2014, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation conducted a survey to determine physician views on overuse of medical services in the US that showed 75 percent of the responding physicians in...

Caveat Emptor—Buyer Beware! Pregnancy Devices that Give False Negative Results Still on the Market

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February 19, 2019

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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 concentrations of hCG beta...

Evidence-Based Practices in Laboratory Test Development: The Need for Clinical Utility Evidence

Brandy Gunsolus

February 12, 2019

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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 Quality”, effe...

Healthcare Competencies Necessary to Deliver Quality Care – INTRODUCTION

Stacy Walz, PhD, MS, MT(ASCP)

January 4, 2019

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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 to ...

Dr. Daly Discusses…Legionnaires Disease

John Daly, MD

December 20, 2018

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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 interesting are...

Dr Daly Discusses Audit Focus on Medical Necessity

John Daly, MD

December 18, 2018

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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 esta...

Dr. Daly Discusses…Adulterant Testing

John Daly, MD

October 25, 2018

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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 non-presc...

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2019-10-07T21:09:37-04:00

MBBRhode Island

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I work in a small critical access hospital in rural NW Iowa. The providers depend on our lab work in...

Brenda M Day MLS (ASCP)Iowa

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:40:39-04:00

Brenda M Day MLS (ASCP)Iowa

I work in a small critical access hospital in rural NW Iowa. The providers depend on our lab work in diagnosis and treatment of all our patients. Our lab results often impact whether or not a patient can be treated successfully at our hospital or should be transferred to a large medical facility. Whether you are large or small, lab results need to be spot on and your quality control excellent. We matter.

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Colleen P. Caldwell

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:47:21-04:00

Colleen P. Caldwell

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Nigeria

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:10:14-04:00

Nigeria

because is the bed rock of solutions

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My 20 yo son was recently seen in the ER with back pain. A CT was sent off to be...

Jodi FrigonGlasgow, MT

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:41:12-04:00

Jodi FrigonGlasgow, MT

My 20 yo son was recently seen in the ER with back pain. A CT was sent off to be read and took 40 minutes. Because of a quick urinalysis, they were able to treat him for kidney stones.

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