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    Genetic disease testing

    To take the test online go HERE. For more information, visit the Continuing Education tab. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this article, the reader will be able to: 1. ...
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    The four top cost-saving opportunities in the clinical laboratory

    Katie Castree Benyo, MHA
    The laboratory plays a key role in healthcare. In fact, 60–70% of all critical decision-making (such as admittance, discharge, and medication) leverages lab services.1 This...
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    The Best Companies to Work For in Healthcare: Our List

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    The editors of three healthcare publications at Endeavor Business Media are delighted to announce the winning organizations in a survey of healthcare professionals. In October...
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    Implementing risk analysis into lab operations

    Christina Wichmann
    Congratulations on being the first clinical laboratory in the United States accredited to the new version of ISO 15189. For those unfamiliar with ISO 15189, would you explain ...
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    Infectious Disease

    Cases of respiratory illnesses like walking pneumonia and whooping cough are surging. Why?

    Meghan W. Starolis, MS, PhD, HCLD(ABB)
    Since last spring, the number of infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, a bacterial cause of ‘walking pneumonia,’ has been increasing. The U.S. Centers for Disease...
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    Artificial Intelligence

    Precision partners: AI in diagnostic labs for clinical decision support

    Ankit Gupta
    Clinical decision support (CDS) systems can streamline the diagnostic process by assessing the appropriateness of ordered tests, identifying critical values, and minimizing treatment...
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    Careers

    Tough-minded optimism: Strategies to thrive, not just survive

    Patty J. Eschliman, MHA, MLS(ASCP), DLM, CPC
    Dale Carnegie, writer and author of such famous books as How to Win Friends and Influence People, said, “One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that ...
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    Finance

    Reimbursement for laboratory services – Are you leaving money on the table?

    Anthony Kurec, MS, MASCP, H(ASCP)DLM
    The traditional view of the total testing process (TTP) consists of pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases. However, one must also consider a post-post-analytic phase...
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    Hematology

    Importance of awareness of elevated fetal hemoglobin (HbF) in HbA1c testing

    Priya Sivaraman, PhD
    Elevated fetal hemoglobin (HbF) in adults, though well-documented, remains a point of interest in clinical diagnostics, particularly in HbA1c testing. HbF is a type of hemoglobin...
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    Happy new year

    Christina Wichmann
    I think we have a great issue to start your new year off! Our Continuing Education article on page 6 was written by Sten Westgard, Director of Client Services and Technology at...

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    Online Exclusives

    Patient blood management can alleviate ongoing stresses of blood shortages

    Sherri Ozawa, MSN, RN
    Dec. 10, 2024
    The topic of blood always seems to be in the headlines of both industry and consumer news. Recently, it has been around shortages and inadequate supplies for ongoing care &mdash...

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    Peter Bach, MD, Chief Medical Officer of DELFI Diagnostics discusses blood test for lung cancer detection

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    November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in America. Fortunately, if lung cancer is caught early through screening, it is more...
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    Automation’s role in transforming lab diagnostics

    Christina Wichmann
    Why do labs need to embrace automation, and what should they consider before implementing it? Before the COVID-19 pandemic, staffing shortages already posed significant challenges...
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    Seventy-five years beside the microscope

    William K. Dettwyler, MT, MLS
    This is the story of my life as a lab tech, from a boy leaving the farm, to working in a clinical laboratory. I was born in 1933, so I am now 91 years old. I still remember going...
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    MLO releases findings of 2024 SOI survey on MDx

    Kara Nadeau
    More quality assurance measures enacted, greater concerns over LDT access, fewer supply chain issues reported among medical laboratory professionals

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    Diagnostics

    It’s personal: the evolution of respiratory diagnostics

    Alesia McKeown, PhD
    Could a streamlined diagnostic algorithm for respiratory testing help you improve your workflow and do more for your patients? It did for Vanderbilt Health.

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    Artificial intelligence in healthcare…Friend or foe?

    Anthony Kurec, MS, MASCP, H(ASCP)DLM
    To take the March CE test online go HERE. For more information, visit the Continuing Education tab. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this article, the reader will be able...

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    Genetic Testing

    Genetic disease testing: MLO’s February CE

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    Read this article, take the test, and earn P.A.C.E. credit.

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    Ibex Medical Analytics receives first FDA 510(k) clearance

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    Disease

    Cleveland Clinic survey: Many Americans unaware of heart health risks, skip medication doses

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    Approximately 40% of Americans do not recognize the dangers of alcohol consumption, tobacco use, and sleep deprivation.

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    Management

    More people are caregivers

    Erin Brady
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research-led study.