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    Erin Brady
    March 27, 2023
    Radeas Labs, derived from the words radical ideas, was founded in 2013 by Dr. Phil Radford to help facilitate trust between patients and healthcare providers. Based in Wake Forest...
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    Erin Brady
    March 27, 2023
    North Kansas City Hospital (NKCH) Laboratory is a 450-bed acute care hospital with 31 health clinics and 550 physicians. They have 98 full time equivalents in the lab and their...
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    Christina Wichmann
    March 27, 2023
    Are there particular lessons learned you can share with other laboratory directors on reducing laboratory errors?I’ve learned automation provides tremendous value in reducing ...
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    Christina Wichmann
    March 27, 2023
    Medical Laboratory Observer’s 2023 Lab of the Year is the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. The Avera Health...
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    To take the test online go HERE. For more information, visit the Continuing Education tab.      LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this article, the reader...

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    Alex Mitchell
    March 27, 2023
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    Abigail Kasberg, PhD
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