How can the lab industry become a catalyst for change and spark a collective movement? In this post, we call on all laboratory professionals to unite and amplify their voices for a stronger, more influential profession. We explore the critical role of engaging both emerging talent and seasoned laboratorians to build a unified, powerful coalition that can drive the future of the industry. It’s time to transform advocacy into action and create a movement that shapes lasting change for the laboratory profession
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While acknowledging the significance of software change management, numerous laboratories tend to delegate this responsibility entirely to their IT departments. This tendency doesn't necessarily arise from a reluctance to embrace the concept or procedure, but rather from a limited understanding of its crucial role in stabilizing and maintaining system reliability. This blog delves into the key points of the change management process and emphasizes the vital role that laboratories play in supporting it.
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Laboratory tests encompass various analytical ranges, making it crucial to test these ranges during implementation or modification of their values. Boundary testing, a technique that scrutinizes values at the edges of these ranges, is essential. Errors are particularly prone to manifest at the boundaries of input ranges. This blog examines the significance of testing and offers insights into designing effective boundary tests.
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The stage is set for 2024 for major regulatory changes impacting the laboratory industry. A trifecta of forces is in play from CLIA updates to the proposed FDA regulation of LDTs and the looming cuts to the clinical laboratory fee schedule. Download the summary to be in the know!
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We are working on a three-part series on how to dry test your auto-verification rules prior to placing them in production. We can help you design a dry testing strategy so you can confidently take advantage of your software technology, realize productivity gains and reduce labor constraints.
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The fast-paced laboratory environment and technology demands require a tight relationship between the lab and IT. Labs have to plan for unforeseen obstacles that may change how they deliver their services. Lab management alignment with their IT counterparts is imperative to deliver these re-imagined healthcare services, A strong collaboration between the Lab and IT may result in unexpected benefits in improving laboratory processes.
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Bridging the clinical operational aspects of generating a test and the digital methods of test processing and reporting, requires today’s laboratory leaders to become more IT savvy. In a recent article How to Embrace Lab IT Stewardship for Clinical Lab Manager, Talking Laboratories’ Anne Tate discusses how managers can take their lab operation to the next level when they embrace their role as ‘Lab Stewards.’
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We are rolling out a 3-part blog series on the Auto-Verification Return on Investment. Our three part blog series gives you a road map on how to prepare a AV ROI justification that is customized by laboratory discipline. Follow along our blog series as we lead you step-by-step through the process of creating a meaningful auto-verification ROI business case.
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Many labs lack a ‘map’ to help pinpoint where the result decisions rules are located across their multiple IT systems, what they actually do and what data they act upon. Good rule stewardship requires that labs periodically perform a rule inventory to trace each rule and the intended result outcomes across the organization.
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Do you know how long it actually takes to fully qualify a test or profile in your discipline? Have you calculated the time and cost of manual review activities by discipline. You might be surprised the time you spend on manual review activities that could be used for higher value generating tasks
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