Apr 12, 2011 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Managing a multi-generation medical laboratory workforce is a daunting challenge Here’s a challenge that’s unique in the modern history of medical laboratory management and operations. There are now four different generations of workers employed in clinical laboratories and pathology groups around the nation! Experts tell us that each generation has a unique set of preferences, work ethics, and personal goals. Thus, a specific management initiative that typically motivates one generation may...
Jan 3, 2011 | Digital Pathology, Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Pathology
High-Density Sequencing Chips Will Soon Be Able To Sequence Five Million SNPs Rapid gene sequencing is catching the interest of progressive anatomic pathologists. These medical laboratory professionals are interested in using rapid gene sequencing technology to allow them to study tens and hundreds of genes on a patient specimen. The technologies used in rapid gene sequencing are being developed and improved by a handful of biotech companies who are racing each other be first to deliver...
Dec 16, 2010 | Laboratory Pathology, News From Dark Daily
Demand for Capable Medical Laboratory Managers Will Skyrocket In Coming Years Much is written about the acute—and soon to worsen—shortage of medical technologists (MT) and other skilled positions in America’s clinical laboratories and pathology groups. But what gets constantly overlooked is the equally critical need to have capable clinical laboratory managers, supervisors, directors, and administrators at every level in the medical laboratory organization. This situation creates an...
Nov 1, 2010 | Laboratory Pathology
Clinical Pathology Laboratories Will Need to Securely Make Lab Test Data Available to Mobile Device Users Use of handheld mobile devices by physicians and nurses is exploding. This trend has important implications for clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups, since clinicians quickly demand to access laboratory test data on their handheld mobile devices. However, it is hospitals and health systems which are the first healthcare institutions that need to find a solution to enable...
Oct 27, 2010 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology, Uncategorized
Findings came after OIG audited the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Databank Adverse actions taken by federal healthcare regulators against clinical pathology laboratories and other healthcare providers have not been reported to a public database as required by law. That is the finding of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), based on its study of the information contained in the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB). During its audit of the HIPDB, the OIG determined...
