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Dr. Daly Discusses…Avoiding HIPAA Violations

February 15, 2018

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All laboratories have to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), however there are common areas of HIPAA violations that do still happen. In the latest installment o...

Dr. Daly Discusses…Waived Testing Training

John Daly, MD

January 25, 2018

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With the continuous growth of point of care or near patient testing, making sure everyone is fully trained and competent to preform waived tests is of the upmost importance. To make sure that a laboratory is op...

Answering Questions Prevents Errors – Role of Medical Laboratory Professionals

Catherine Otto, Ph.D., MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM and Karen Williams, MT (ASCP)

January 16, 2018

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What is an error in laboratory testing ? Webster defines Error as “an act or condition of ignorant or imprudent deviation from a code of behavior”.1 A diagnostic error is defined as “the failure to (a) establ...

Biodegradable Pregnancy Tests? What’s the Big Deal?

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January 8, 2018

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Recently, there was a buzz in the pregnancy testing world because a company called Lia Diagnostics received pre-market approval from the FDA for the first biodegradable pregnancy test that can be flushed down t...

Our Darkest Hour: Las Vegas Mass Shooting

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December 23, 2017

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The article below was written by, Shannon Billings MS, MLS, (ASCP), Jennifer Patterson and Rodney E. Rohde. Ph.D for InfectionControl.tips and has been re-published here with permission. Abstract In times of...

Dr. Daly Discusses…Quality Assessment

John Daly, MD

December 21, 2017

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Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA discuss quality assessment, and give an example of how to set up an annual quality assessment using an annual quality assessment calendar. This info...

With Waived Testing, Quality Must be Job One

Douglas Beigel

December 17, 2017

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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...

I remember one case where a patient had complaints that were confusing to the doctor and he (the patient) was...

Ritah KiconcoMbarara, Uganda

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:05:47-04:00

Ritah KiconcoMbarara, Uganda

I remember one case where a patient had complaints that were confusing to the doctor and he (the patient) was sent to the lab. We performed liver function tests and renal fuction tests. The results revealed the the renal function tests were out of range and so the doctor had a clearer picture of what was going on with the patient. So what do I learn from this? Well, i could say that, my proffesion saved the day. Both for the troubled patient and the confused doctor!

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As a family physician for 15 years and lab director of our high complexity medical laboratory, the availability of labs...

Joel Ang MDDupont Circle, Washington DC

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2019-10-07T21:38:18-04:00

Joel Ang MDDupont Circle, Washington DC

As a family physician for 15 years and lab director of our high complexity medical laboratory, the availability of labs given and interpreted to my patients at the time of the visit has been unique, incredible, satisfying as a physician. I continue to love my profession as well as continuing to learn from my patients as well as being satisfied on a daily basis that I helped out many people on a daily basis. Lab testing is rewarding on many levels!

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We are providing the clinician with the information to properly treat their patient.

Aubry Liggett, MLT (ASCP)Michigan

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2019-10-07T21:44:59-04:00

Aubry Liggett, MLT (ASCP)Michigan

We are providing the clinician with the information to properly treat their patient.

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Its helping reduce treatment cost to patient hence many people can redirect their monies for other actvities. The laboratory and...

Opiyo EricKenya, Kisumu

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2019-10-07T21:06:21-04:00

Opiyo EricKenya, Kisumu

Its helping reduce treatment cost to patient hence many people can redirect their monies for other actvities. The laboratory and clininician should continue to partner for the benefit of the patient

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You need to find out what is going on in that patients body and blood.

Kerry Schmuff CIT II

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:38:46-04:00

Kerry Schmuff CIT II

You need to find out what is going on in that patients body and blood.

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