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With Waived Testing, Quality Must be Job One

December 17, 2017

Though uncomplicated to perform, waived tests can still result in errors if staff members are not trained. Waived tests – simple point-of-care laboratory tests that are exempt from most federal and state overs...

New Guidelines From The American Thyroid Association On Thyroid Disease During Pregnancy

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December 4, 2017

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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...

Beyond Blood Sugar: Diabetes Monitoring in the Clinical Lab

Jen MacCormack MLS (ASCP) CM

November 17, 2017

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Did you know that 1 in 11 Americans today has diabetes? Despite its prevalence, diabetes is an invisible disease. It affects men and women, people young and old, and people of all races, shapes and sizes. Often...

Dr. Daly Discusses…CK-MB usage

John Daly, MD

November 16, 2017

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Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA discuss the usage of CK-MB. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Oa3RCOvpco...

Direct To Consumer Laboratory Testing Survey

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November 7, 2017

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Direct-to-consumer laboratory (DTC laboratory)testing permits consumers to order laboratory tests directly from a clinical laboratory without necessarily having to work with their healthcare provider. Currently...

WHAT REALLY HAPPENS WHEN I GET A #FLU VACCINE?

Rodney Rohde Ph.D.

October 10, 2017

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The article below was written by Rodney E. Rohde. Ph.D for InfectionControl.tips and has been re-published here with permission. Abstract Seasonal flu is a serious, highly contagious respira...

Zika Virus Testing in Pregnant Women: New CDC Recommendations

Ann Gronowski Ph.d.

October 2, 2017

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We have previously blogged about testing for Zika virus in pregnant women here and here. But testing recommendations continue to evolve. As a result of increasing knowledge about the Zi...

Dr. Daly Discusses…Tuberculosis

John Daly, MD

July 21, 2017

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Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA to discuss multi and extensive drug-resistant tuberculosis and the role of laboratories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0fxLq2dYlE...

Improving Error Reporting in Healthcare

Brandy Gunsolus

July 11, 2017

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Brandy Gunsolus has witnessed diagnostic errors as a patient as well as a professional. A decade ago, she started experiencing headaches, a rash – and repeated miscarriages. She went to different specialists...

Reformation of the Payment and Care Delivery Environment to Improve the Diagnostic Process

Lezlee Koch, MT(ASCP)

June 19, 2017

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Setting the stage: 1 in 10 diagnoses are incorrect.1 Diagnostic error accounts for 40,000-80,000 US deaths annually – somewhere between breast cancer and diabetes.1 Chances are we will all experience...

really they save life.

SuhairSudan

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:37:29-04:00

SuhairSudan

really they save life.

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YOU (the Patient) matter!

Lisa R.Illinois

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:44:07-04:00

Lisa R.Illinois

YOU (the Patient) matter!

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I have worked in healthcare as a C.L.S. for twenty years , some of that time in a large hospital...

Anthony Pastucha MT (A.S.C.P.)Pensacola

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2019-10-07T21:50:33-04:00

Anthony Pastucha MT (A.S.C.P.)Pensacola

I have worked in healthcare as a C.L.S. for twenty years , some of that time in a large hospital and some of it spent in small rural hospital . The realization of how integral every department is connected to another is vital . it should function as one unit . However most important , treat every patient as if they were your family after all they are.

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Without quality systems in the clinical laboratory, diagnosis can be a crap shoot. No test is better than a test...

Betty Lynn HarrisAustin, Texas

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2019-10-07T20:59:27-04:00

Betty Lynn HarrisAustin, Texas

Without quality systems in the clinical laboratory, diagnosis can be a crap shoot. No test is better than a test that yields an incorrect value & sends the physician down a bunny trail looking for something that is not there.

http://www.labtestingmatters.org/testimonials/diagnosis-can-be-a-crap-shoot/

it is the backbone of modern medicine

Anas IsahNigeria

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2019-10-07T21:37:48-04:00

Anas IsahNigeria

it is the backbone of modern medicine

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