Building a Home for Health Equity
The laboratory’s role in reaching underserved patient populations: an interview with Richard Levenson, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Michele Mitchell
The laboratory’s role in reaching underserved patient populations: an interview with Richard Levenson, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Michele Mitchell
By Nir Kaldero bio
We're now well into the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The First Industrial Revolution was about steam and railroads, the Second about electricity, and the…
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Labs need to take a more prominent role in the broader health care ecosystem—from being a recognized member of patient care teams to being a leading player in…
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Lung cancer-related testing is receiving a lot of attention, but recent results appear to show mixed benefits for these emerging tests…
By Jennifer Dawson, MHA, DLM (ASCP) bio
As I work to spread awareness within the clinical laboratory community about the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) concept and its benefits as a method to demonstrate…
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
The noninvasive pigmented lesion assay (PLA; DermTech) reduces costs compared to the current standard of care for diagnostic workup of pigmented skin lesions suggestive of…
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Prescription opioids are among the most common drugs prescribed and are the most effective treating for pain, whether it is debilitating, chronic pain or…
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…
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…