Inaccurate Medical Laboratory Test Results and Misdiagnoses in Nigeria Widely Reported by Media

Dec 7, 2011 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology, Management & Operations

Clinical pathology laboratories operate with little effective regulatory oversight in West African nation In Nigeria, patients are complaining about the problems caused by both misdiagnosis and faulty medical laboratory test results. There is also the problem that not all physicians and patients have access to a high quality clinical laboratory. Nigeria’s news media is giving this situation wide play. Government officials have been forced to acknowledge the poor state of the country’s clinical...

Errors Outside the Clinical Laboratory Can Lead to Fatal Consequences for Patients

Oct 30, 2009 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

Guest Commentary by: Mark Graban Clinical laboratory professionals and leaders should be reminded that their accountability for quality and patient safety does not end at the instrument or the microscope—at least from the general public’s perception and the needs of patients. This summer, I was walking through Boston Common and saw a woman with a homemade sign with a message about patient safety. I stopped and asked about her sign. She reminded me it was July 25, the annual observance of...
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