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. … [Read more...]
LAB SAFETY
Getting a new lab space? Design it for safety now and save thousands later
May 24, 2017
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, there was a laboratory manager who worked in a hospital that was designing a new stand-alone … [Read more...]
ENFORCEMENT
FDA Sends 14 Warning Letters Regarding Cancer Products
May 22, 2017
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to focus on direct-to-consumer marketing and sale of products and has issued warning letters in an effort to protect vulnerable cancer patients … [Read more...]
PATIENT SAFETY
Do No Harm: Diagnostic Errors and the Lab
May 2, 2017
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 … [Read more...]
PATIENT SAFETY
List of Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns Implicates Lab-Related Issues
May 4, 2016
Four of the top 10 patient safety concerns, compiled from reports of more than 1.2 million safety events, literature review and expert opinion, have relevance for laboratories and diagnostics. ECRI … [Read more...]
PATIENT SAFETY
Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns Include Lab Related Issues
May 3, 2016
By Kelly A. Briganti, Editorial Director, G2 Intelligence Four of the top 10 patient safety concerns, compiled from reports of more than 1.2 million safety events, literature review and expert … [Read more...]
PATIENT SAFETY
Patient Identification: IT Group Seeks Solution; Safety Expert Urges Labs to Examine Internal Processes
February 19, 2016
The innovator who develops the best solution to accurately identify patients throughout the health care continuum may earn a $1 million reward. That's the idea behind the College of Healthcare … [Read more...]
