Mar 5, 2012 | Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Pathology
Immediate access to TB and HIV testing means faster diagnosis and treatment for patients in remote areas Use of a new mobile medical laboratory is boosting access to quality diagnostic testing for patients in remote areas of South Africa, while slashing turnaround times and courier costs. This German-built mobile clinical laboratory performs high complexity testing and may provide a new model for diagnostic testing for other developing countries. Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering...
Jan 4, 2012 | Digital Pathology, Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Separate genetic and molecular test registries proposed by the National Institutes of Health and by Palmetto GBA draw detailed public comments from medical lab groups Registries for genetic tests and molecular diagnostic assays don’t seem to be going over well with clinical laboratories and pathology groups. Two different genetic test registries are drawing criticisms from pathologists and laboratory medicine professionals. One molecular test registry was proposed last year by the National...
Sep 16, 2011 | Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Pathology
DATELINE: Calgary, Alberta, Canada—When it comes to regional consolidation of clinical laboratory and pathology organizations, this city at the foot of the Canadian Rockies can assert a credible claim to have achieved one of the most comprehensive consolidation comprised of hospital laboratories, academic center laboratories, and anatomic pathology laboratories seen anywhere in the world. Officially, this unified multi-site medical laboratory organization is called Calgary Laboratory Services...
Aug 19, 2011 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Improved patient health status for controlling high blood pressure augurs well for clinical laboratory testing industry There’s a big win in the decade-long national effort to reduce high blood pressure in a large number of Americans. Researchers and health policy experts are hailing this accomplishment as proof that patients, physicians, and payers can work together and measurably improve the state of the nation’s health. For pathologists and clinical laboratory managers, this is a...
Jan 31, 2011 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Improved Utilization of Clinical Laboratory Tests Was One Source of Significant Savings Investment in health informatics saved the Veterans Administration (VA) more than $3 billion during the past 10 years. This was the finding of a newly-published study in Health Affairs. It is likely to have positive implications for how use of information technology (IT) improves utilization of clinical pathology laboratory tests. Titled “The Value from Investments in Health Information Technology at the...
