United laboratory industry stops CBD project.(Washington
report)
On July 15, 2008, the U.S. Congress voted to override President
Bush's veto of HR 6331, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act of 2008.
Contained within HR 6331 was a provision . . .
AABB annual meeting and TXPO--October 4-7--Montreal, Quebec,
Canada.(Show preview)
Attend this year's AABB annual meeting and TXPO and learn the
latest in blood banking, transfusion medicine, cellular and related
biological therapies, advance your career, explore . . .
Use saliva or urine samples.(DOA Industry spotlight)
The Microlab STAR tests saliva or urine samples and can test for
any number of drugs. While there are up to 11 tests typically performed,
every test may not be needed for a particular samples, thus . . .
Monitor performance.(DOA Industry spotlight)
These Drugs of Abuse Urine Screen Controls monitor the performance
of several screening methods. With five new analytes--codeine, LSD, MDA,
MDMA, and MDEA, it is liquid, human urine-based, and has . . .
Meets SAMHSA guidelines.(DOA Industry spotlight)
The Urine Toxicology family of controls includes a variety of
products designed to monitor the performance of screening,
semiquantitative, and confirmatory DOA test procedures. This series
contains . . .
Instrument-based drug test.(DOA Industry spotlight)
The OnTrak OraLyzer is a fast, simple, non-invasive
instrument-based drug test. This desktop or mobile system has a simple
three-key operation, and tests up to seven drugs and claims the . . .
In-pocket portable.(DOA Industry spotlight)
BreathScan is a fast, easy, and portable way to help detect the
presence of alcohol on a person's breath. Detectors are available
in breath alcohol levels of .02%, .04%, and .08%. Four steps and . . .
No specimen contact.(DOA Industry spotlight)
The ORAL screen DRUGOMETER tests for 99% of illicit workplace
drugs. Easy-to-use, one-step test with no contact with specimen.
Suitable for testing for pre-employment, reasonable . . .
Consistent accuracy.(DOA Industry spotlight)
The Triage Drugs of Abuse Panel is a highly accurate screen for up
to nine classes of abused drugs, and contains two cost-efficient,
built-in reactive controls; one positive, one negative. Panels . . .
Results in five.(DOA Industry spotlight)
One-step urine tests for drugs of abuse (DOAs) are easy with the
AccuSign DOA Series. Results in five minutes. Simultaneous testing
capability of multidrugs with individual tests or with the DOA . . .
POCT glucose replicate limits.(Answering your
questions)(Interview)
Q What is considered acceptable for replicate testing of high
glucose values using a glucometer?
I am getting a range of up to 80 mg/dL at a 400 mg/dL level. I
believe that is too broad.
A . . .
Further IFE testing on bone marrow.(Answering your
questions)
Q A pathologist is requested to perform a bone marrow on an
outpatient. On interpreting the bone marrow, the pathologist would like
to perform an immunoelectrophoresis, or IFE. No order was . . .
Dipstick on spun urine.(Answering your questions)
Q Can you tell me if it is acceptable to do a urinalysis on
spunurine? Are there any components of the strip where this does not
work? Our manufacturer, Roche, says to mix urine well. Is this . . .
Addressing management issues.(Management Q&A)
Ease chaos: laboratorians vs. nurses
Q After 10 years of working in this lab, I became lab manager seven
months ago. On a regular basis, laboratorians put up with derogatory,
accusatory, and . . .
Can AWAs meet the lab's needs?(Liability and the
lab)
Q With increasing gas prices, technologists with long commutes have
begun to ask for alternate work arrangements (AWAs): four 10-hour
shifts, for example, or when data analysis and committee prep . . .
Schwartz tips his CAP.(Executive snapshot)
Promoting the future of pathology. I am fortunate to have found
what I love: medicine and, more specifically, the specialty of
pathology. I truly enjoy learning about new technologic and . . .
Is your lab rep selling a commodity?(LAB SALES)
The "buzz" at national industry meetings (i.e., The
Executive War College and Washington G-2) has been about labs perceived
as a commodity. Many healthcare providers and allied health
professionals . . .
Configure with HL7-compliant systems.(LIS Industry
spotlight)
IntelliLab LIS provides order management, bar-code label
production, instrument interfaces, and QC and reporting tools to ensure
capture of maximum revenue while providing reporting capabilities . . .
Ease of installation.(LIS Industry spotlight)
LabDAQ offers flexibility, communication, security, and value.
Configured to meet specific lab needs, expands with the lab.
Communicates seamlessly with physicians and other facility . . .
Modules include transfusion, AP.(LIS Industry spotlight)
LabWeb is a full-featured LIS, including rules-based analysis, a
lean, powerful database for in-depth analysis, and QA and QC
capabilities. With modules that include SBB blood-bank . . .
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