What's New: June 2016

Posted by Sten Westgard, MS 

Here's new this month at Westgard Web:

Are you being Theranos-ed? Or are you Theranos-ing others?

The Theranos scandal is proving to be an object lesson for the laboratory industry. While this story has now reached "let's-make-a-movie" proportions, there's some data analysis that still hasn't been done, as well as a few lessons yet to be learned by labs and the diagnostic industry.

Thuffering Theranos! Can this get any worse?
 

Making Quality Great (again?)...I'm with Quality. What are the politics of making Quality Progress?


Another slew of MU has hit the journals.  The MU-TE debate continues in publications and online postings. But there are some reasons for hope...

Some Dismay, but with less Disagreement.

Welcome Innovative Diagnostics Singapore to Sigma VP


Innovative Diagnostics has become the first (and fastest) private laboratory in Singapore to achieve the Verification of Performance. (Sigma VP).

Innovative Diagnostics verified not only chemistry, but also immunoassay, hormones and tumor markers.
 

The First Sigma VP Lab Colloquium 


On May 27th, the member labs of the Westgard Sigma Verification of Performance (Sigma VP) Program gathered for their first annual meeting in Singapore.

Sharing Best Practices, Setting New Goals, Exploring New Possibilities for Collaboration. Sigma VP is not just for benchmarking anymore.