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Healthcare Competencies Necessary to Deliver Quality Care – INTRODUCTION

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...

Dr. Daly Discusses…Hepatitis C Virus Infection

John Daly, MD

October 18, 2018

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It is estimated that more than 4 million individuals have been infected with the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in the U.S., and from that number, some 75% are infected at any given time. In the latest installment of ...

Dr. Daly Discusses…Balance Billing

John Daly, MD

September 20, 2018

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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 Clinic...

Rabies: History, myths and diagnosis on Outbreak News This Week

Rodney Rohde Ph.D.

September 12, 2018

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Interview with Rodney E. Rohde, Ph.D on Outbreak News Today. Hosted and authored by Robert Herriman and re-published here with permission. Rabies has been a topic several times on the radio show where I looked...

Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Science (DCLS) with Dr. Rodney Rohde

Rodney Rohde Ph.D.

September 4, 2018

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Interview with Rodney E. Rohde, Ph.D on Outbreak News Today. Hosted and authored by Robert Herriman and re-published here with permission. A relatively new advanced degree is now available at select institutio...

Dr. Daly Discusses… Laboratory Billing Pitfalls

John Daly, MD

August 23, 2018

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

Overreliance on Ruptured Membrane Tests Linked to Fetal Deaths

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August 15, 2018

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Laboratory tests are not perfect. I hope this does not come to a surprise to anyone. In a perfect world, a lab test would always identify individuals with a specific condition from those who don’t have that con...

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

Lab Testing Matters

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

Lab Testing Matters

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

Lab Testing Matters

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

http://www.labtestingmatters.org/testimonials/helping-reduce-treatment-cost/

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.

http://www.labtestingmatters.org/testimonials/what-is-going-on-in-that-patients-body/

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