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Are you ready for the latest lists for the laboratory? IQLM is preparing a list of Quality Indicators, as well as a list of things that physicians don't like about laboratorians, and a list of things that laboratorians don't like about physicians. In all of this "Top Tenning," is there anything useful?
The New York City Board of Health and Mental Hygiene has amended the city’s Health Code to require laboratories to report all hemoglobin Alc test results in order to monitor diabetic patients. Will monitoring approximately 100,000 results each month improve quality for anyone?
A recent report on the quality of US Healthcare doesn't put us in first place, despite spending far more on healthcare than other nations. Why is that? (Preview)
April 2007
Dr. Westgard attended the recent CLSI workshop to learn about forthcoming standards on risk assessment, quality, and (E?)QC. It seems the rumors of the death of Options 1, 2, and 3 may have been exaggerated...
The new year brings with it a new administration, and possibly a new effort to fix the US healthcare system. What does that mean for laboratories, testing, and quality?