The United States Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently issued a “Special Fraud Alert” focusing on two potentially illegal trends that it has detected in arrangements between laboratories and ...

DANVILLE, PA. – Geisinger Medical Center's microbiology lab is the first in the U.S. to use a new automatic instrument that improves the quality and efficiency of specimen planting and streaking and ...

The CCTS offers specialized support for the entire continuum of research specimen-associated needs. Working closely with the CRU, phase I clinic and other UAB Health System clinics, research specimens ...

Starting a healthcare career means mastering both technical and safety skills in the lab. From specimen collection to sterile techniques, every step matters for patient safety and accurate results.

In a molecular diagnostic laboratory, having a system for tracking specimens, or assays, is integral to workflow efficiency and accuracy. Although streamlining this process often proves to be ...

Diagnostics, particularly blood cultures, play a key role in sepsis diagnosis. Best practices are well-known for collection, transport, and processing of blood cultures, but historically relatively ...

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A doctor spends a full day shadowing a pathology assistant, offering a rare inside look at lab procedures, specimen ...

Blood samples are accepted from 7 am Monday through 11 am Friday. For pediatric patients, draw requirements are as follows. They are the minimum sample volumes required. These are guidelines for ...