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Supreme Court May Take on Its First Health Care Data Breach Case
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
In a case to watch, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to consider its first health care data breach case. CareFirst is arguing that the…
Don’t Crash & Burn: Why Cutting Your Quality Department’s Budget is not a Good Idea
By Jennifer Dawson, MHA, DLM (ASCP) bio
Do you think that you can improve your organization's bottom line by reducing the budget to your quality program and cutting its staff…
Fanning the Flames
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
Memorizing what actions to take in a fire situation is important, and reviewing this topic in October, National Fire Prevention Month, is both timely and…
Decoding Quality Terminology
There is a lot of talk about quality these days, but there is often confusion around quality terminology
Lean Six Sigma is Not Quality
By Jennifer Dawson, MHA, LSSBB, DLM(ASCP) bio
Now before the entire industry lynches me for the sacrilege of the title of this article, let me explain what I mean. I have known Lean Six Sigma skeptics and outright haters and trust me…
By the Numbers: Lab Injury and Exposure Data
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
Finding information about the number of Laboratory Acquired Infections (LAIs) and other laboratory injuries in the United States is difficult…
Do No Harm: Diagnostic Errors and the Lab
By Jennifer (McMahon) Dawson, MHA, DLM (ASCP) bio
"Do no harm" is the mantra that health care providers live by. Doctors, nurses and laboratory professionals alike enter into the business of health care because they are motivated to…
Reference Pricing Cuts Prices for Lab Tests by One-Third
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Reference pricing is associated with nearly a one-third reduction in the average price paid for 285 different types of tests, according to a…
