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2020 08 Jun
APHL 2020 HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 HEALTH CONCERNS Find APHL on Social Media Read more
2019 15 Mar
It is undeniable that laboratory testing is vital for the diagnosis, prognostication and therapeutic monitoring of human disease. Despite the many advances made for achieving a high degree of quality and safety in the analytical part of diagnostic testing, many hurdles in the total testing process remain, for example in the preanalytical phase when...Read more
2019 05 Mar
A new study warns lab instruments used in biomedical research, such as DNA synthesising machines, may be leaking sensitive information t hrough some kind of noise or sound that they make. The study by University of California researchers serves to highlight new security risks created by the cyber-physical nature of biotechnology workflows. The...Read more
2019 21 Jan
Based on an Abbott-sponsored symposium “Diagnostics, Data and Integrated Clinical Care – From Insight to Action” presented at European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM) congress, Cascais, Portugal, 27th September 2018. Introduction Pressure on healthcare systems continues to rise as the world’s population grows and lives longer;...Read more
2018 16 Nov
Medicus , a Vienna-based digital health company, is proud to announce a new initiative that aims to resolve the challenge of making the diagnostic data interoperable across different providers, countries languages, systems and machines. Medicus’ Diagnostic-Data Mobility Initiative (DDMI) aims to establish a platform and set of tools that can...Read more
2018 07 Nov
The gain from entering the digital landscape. With the clock clicking for fully entering a digital landscape that will benefit patient and provider, medical labs need to act fast. Baher Al Hakim, CEO of Medicus, an AI-based platform that converts data for effective health insights, spoke to HealthManagement.org about the whats, whys and, importantly,...Read more
2018 07 Nov
Transforming the pressure of accreditation into team engagement. With the requirement that ISO 15189 imposes on medical laboratories, which approach can motivate personnel to embrace the assessment criteria? As an internationally-recognised benchmark for quality management systems and competence standards, medical laboratories are constantly...Read more
2018 25 Jan
T echnology i s changing the face of medical laboratory operatio n. As healthcare technology advances, medical laboratories need to keep ahead of the curve on trends for optimal operation and interoperability. HealthManagement.org looks at key areas where changes are happening at full tilt. Point-of-care testing for lab...Read more
2017 19 Sep
How can lab automisation improve analysis services and open doors for new business opportunities? Laboratory testing occurs daily on inpatients and outpatients in both hospital and physician office visit settings. Do you know what happens to the vial of blood that you offer during your inpatient stay or outpatient visit? UAB Medicine recently...Read more
2015 27 Jul
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, has introduced new instruments and assays to expand the use of clinical testing, enhance laboratory productivity and ultimately improve patient outcomes. The new solutions were unveiled at the 2015 AACC Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo , Booth 3135, being held at the...Read more
2015 03 Apr
A new ‘lab-on-a-disc’ technology developed by an EU project research team can diagnose malaria and other febrile infectious diseases simultaneously in just an hour – allowing faster point-of-care treatment and precise drugs administration that could save thousands of lives. A major problem with current testing for infectious diseases in Africa is...Read more
2014 07 Dec
An Irish hospital that evaluated clinical information in electronic radiology requests found erroneous information in nearly half the electronic radiology requests analysed. Although the study supports the implementation and use of an electronic ordering system, said presenter Maria Twomey, MB ChB, Cork University Hospital, clinicians should be aware...Read more
2014 16 Sep
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics’ automated Anti-Müllerian Hormone test available to improve fertility assessment and treatment. Company brings innovation to women’s health with new assay to measure and predict ovarian response and reserve. Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has obtained CE Mark on its new automated Access anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) assay. The...Read more