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This white paper serves as a practical guide to enhance the understanding of the POCT team regarding critical success factors and essential functions needed to sustain compliance and produce reliable results. It focuses on the tangible aspects of good laboratory practice and regulatory compliance in routine and urgent patient care settings. This resource will be particularly beneficial to nursing and other clinical staff involved in patient testing.
In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, molecular diagnostics and pathology laboratories face increasing challenges in maximizing revenue. Accurately estimating out-of-pocket costs and collecting payments efficiently can be challenging, often leading to delays and patient dissatisfaction. Additionally, ensuring timely and accurate claim submissions is crucial for maximizing revenue, but manual processes can be time-consuming and error-prone.
This comprehensive white paper is designed to be your go-to guide, providing invaluable insights into critical success factors and essential functions crucial for maintaining compliance and delivering reliable results. Tailored for clinical molecular laboratory staff, this resource delves into the tangible aspects of compliant method validation, offering practical strategies for proving the accuracy and efficacy of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs).
This white paper serves as a practical guide to enhance the understanding of the POCT team regarding critical success factors and essential functions needed to sustain compliance and produce reliable results. It focuses on the tangible aspects of good laboratory practice and regulatory compliance in routine and urgent patient care settings. This resource will be particularly beneficial to nursing and other clinical staff involved in patient testing.
Covering genotypic testing for drug-resistant mutations, virus cluster detection and response, and programs in action, this free white paper is for health laboratory directors interested in reducing the impact of HIV drug resistance.
This special report provides an overview of Lean Six Sigma concepts and illustrates how the model serves as a useful ally for labs in the current clinical diagnostic environment. Organizations that adopt the Lean Six Sigma methodology learn how to reduce waste, cut costs, improve quality and enhance outcomes.
Oct 18, 2024 | Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice, International Laboratory News, Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Testing
Study found highest incidences of occupational carcinogenesis among clinical laboratory and histology technicians, followed by pathologists It has been known for years that formalin (a form of formaldehyde used as a disinfectant and preservative in the handling of…
Oct 16, 2024 | Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Resources, Laboratory Testing, Precision Medicine
Trend will likely lead to physicians ordering more clinical laboratory screening tests for cancer among all age groups, including young patients Upticks in colorectal cancer cases among younger populations, as reported in recent news stores, is an issue that has…
Oct 11, 2024 | Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory News, Laboratory Resources, Laboratory Testing, Precision Medicine
Clinical laboratories with mobile phlebotomy programs are positioned to benefit as demand for at-home blood draws increases Hospital-at-Home (HaH) models of remote healthcare continue to pick up speed. The latest example comes from the 793-bed Mass General Brigham…
Oct 9, 2024 | International Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Resources, Laboratory Testing, Precision Medicine
Findings could lead to new therapies and clinical laboratory biomarkers for detecting and defeating antibiotic-resistant bacteria Once again, new research shows that human gut bacteria (microbiota) may be useful in fighting antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections….
Oct 7, 2024 | Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Resources, Laboratory Testing, Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing, Precision Medicine
Though PCR clinical laboratory testing is widely used, some scientists are concerned its specificity may limit the ability to identify all variants of bird flu in wastewater Wastewater testing of infectious agents appears to be here to stay. At the same time, there…
Oct 4, 2024 | Clinical Laboratory Information Systems (LIS), Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Resources, Laboratory Testing
Study shows that computer analysis of clinical laboratory test results has improved greatly in recent years Studies using “big data” continue to show how combining different types of healthcare information can generate insights not available with smaller datasets. In…
Oct 2, 2024 | International Laboratory News, Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Resources, Laboratory Testing
Declining health of UK’s population also affecting performance of the country’s national health service, report notes England’s National Health Service (NHS) is “in serious trouble” due to long waiting times, outdated technology, misallocated resources, and numerous…
Sep 30, 2024 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Resources, Laboratory Testing, Precision Medicine
Study is another example of how important clinical laboratory testing is when government officials attack a new public health issue Long COVID—aka SARS-CoV-2 infection’s post-acute sequelae (PASC)—continues to confound researchers seeking one or more clinical…
Sep 27, 2024 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Testing, Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing, Precision Medicine
Though not biomarkers per se, these scores for certain genetic traits may someday be used by clinical laboratories to identify individuals’ risk for specific diseases Can polygenic risk scores (a number that denotes a person’s genetic predisposition for certain…
Sep 25, 2024 | Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Resources, Laboratory Testing
Researchers note that many sources of errors associated with diagnostic testing involve how providers order tests and how specimens are handled ECRI (Emergency Care Research Institute), a non-profit organization that focuses on healthcare quality and patient safety,…
2025 Laboratory Revenue Cycle Management Trends: Leveraging Automation and Predictive Analytics to Future-Proof Your Lab Operations
Airing October 22, 2024
Is Mpox a Global Concern? Why Labs Need to Prepare for a New, Dangerous Cutaneous Strain Approaching the U.S.
Airing October 29, 2024
Enhancing Laboratory Efficiency & Reducing Turnaround Time
Airing October 30, 2024
The Importance
(and Timing) of Hiring a Transition Planner for
Your Lab Move
Aired on September 25, 2024
Understanding Cost Per Test to Drive Strategic Pricing and Outreach Profitability
Aired on September 18, 2024
New Tools for Stool: Targeted use of multiplex syndrome GI molecular PCR Testing
Aired on July 17, 2024
Sample Prep: Advancing Cancer Research with Tools for Liquid Biopsy
Aired on July 10, 2024
Maximizing Appeal Success: Latest Trends in Lab & Pathology Claim Denials
Aired on June 5, 2024
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