A clinical laboratory functions to assist the management of patients by providing information to aid in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, all based on the analysis...
During the implementation of new equipment in a clinical laboratory the following scenario can unfold: Laboratory staff are unsure of its capabilities and struggle with the validation...
QOur laboratory has an extensive competency program focused on meaningful tasks that satisfy the “intent of the law.” Management has decided to refocus on the competency program...
Frank Wicks President, Applied Business Unit; EVP, Sigma-Aldrich Professional I currently serve as Executive Vice President of Sigma-Aldrich and President of the company’s Applied...
Waived testing—simple tests performed at the point of care that are “waived” from most federal and state oversight under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988...
Health InsighterViewics Health Insighter (VHI) is a data platform and analytics solution that transforms the way Anatomic Pathology (AP) laboratories utilize data.VHI provides...
I’m going to let other people write most of my column this month—but I have some pretty good proxies: the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Red Cross, AABB. From an FDA statement...
Infectious DiseaseCDC urges aggressive perscribing of antivirals to combat flu. In a telebriefing with reporters held on January 9, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Digital cell image analyzers, which automate the WBC differential process, are becoming standard equipment in busy laboratories. Cell image analyzers are allowing automation to...
Automation is one of the biggest investments a laboratory can make. The goals of automation are to make workflow more efficient, improve the turnaround time and predictability...
