April 2019

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Continuing Education

Glucose meters: current regulatory guidance for manufacturers and providers

Feb. 25, 2020
Earning CEUs:For a printable version of the April CE test go HERE or to take test online go HERE. For more information, visit the Continuing Education tab.APRIL LEARNING OBJECTIVESUpon...
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DNA/RNA

WES vs WGS: why the exome isn’t the whole story (and sometimes when it’s better)

June 6, 2019
In this month’s installment we’re going to revisit in a bit more depth a topic that’s been touched on in this space before—that is, the differences between a whole genome sequence...
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Home

2019 Lab of the Year: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Laboratory

March 28, 2019
Selecting a Lab of the Year is never an easy task thanks to the outstanding nominations MLO receives year after year. And since history tends to repeat itself, 2019 was no different...
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Diagnostics

Ignorance is bliss

March 21, 2019
April 2019 marks the fifth year I’ve been involved in MLO’s Lab of the Year (LOY) contest. As an MLO “newbie” in 2015, I underestimated the vital role the laboratory plays in ...
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LIS

Using analytics to manage QA and reduce laboratory errors

March 21, 2019
Today, many laboratories are still measuring their data manually, a time-consuming process subject to human error. Laboratory managers often struggle to obtain timely metrics,...

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Diagnostics

Complement testing—past, present, and future

March 21, 2019
For more than 60 years, clinicians have been assessing complement components to measure deficiencies or abnormalities. It is very important to understand the causes of low or ...
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Lab Safety

Disabilities in the medical laboratory workplace

March 21, 2019
Laboratory supervisors and their staff members are asked to wear many hats. Working in the blood bank, for example, may have you performing type and crossmatches one day, training...
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Assays

The Observatory and Fast Facts

March 21, 2019
Molecular diagnosticsBD complete molecular portfolio for gastrointestinal infection (GI) with new viral panel. BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced the U.S. Food and Drug...