Manual results review is fast becoming a dinosaur in today’s laboratory. It is imperative that laboratories consider proven technologies for automated results qualification. It could be a transformative tool for lab survival.

HealthAnne L. TateJuly 14, 2020auto-verification, manual testingComment

Use of Auto-verification Rules for COVID-19 IL-6: Testing is Mission-Critical

Delivering fast and accurate results for Interleukin-6 for COVID-19 patients is paramount when classifying and stratifying patient treatment. In fact – it is mission critical to report correct results. The application of auto-verification rules ensures that IL-6 results are managed appropriately to aid in predicting patient outcomes.

COVID-19, laboratory personnelAnne L. TateJuly 6, 2020auto-verification, rulesComment

Auto-verification SWOT Analysis

An auto-verification SWOT analysis can help you chart your path forward to implement or expand your auto-verification rule program.

Health, laboratory personnel, Most PopularAnne L. TateJune 30, 2020rules, auto-verification, manual testingComment

Auto-Verification Strategy – Who needs one?

Auto-verification is one of the tools that can change everything in your lab to improve efficiency and capacity. Having an auto-verification strategy is the key to optimizing your lab’s performance for result qualification and better patient care.

Anne L. TateJune 22, 2020auto-verification, rulesComment

Let go of the tube! Take our self-assessment.

Give your lab a Results Review Self-Assessment. We’ve built a template you can use to help you evaluate and score your lab’s current results review processing performance.

laboratory personnel, Health, Most PopularAnne L. TateJune 8, 2020manual testing, lab resultsComment

Let go of the tube!

Laboratorians have a deep and enduring relationship with sample and result handling. The next step in the clinical lab evolution is to increase the virtual guardianship of patient samples and results for increased productivity and quality.

Anne L. TateMay 18, 2020auto-verification, rules Comment

Auto-verification – Your Lab’s Super-power

Auto-verification is an under-utilized technology in the Clinical laboratory. This technology could super-charge your laboratory to transform your operational model and drive up quality to position your lab for better outcomes.

Health, laboratory personnelAnne L. TateMay 5, 2020auto-verification, rules, lab results, criticalComment

Why labs don't implement auto-verification

The use of clinical decision rules in clinical laboratories to rapidly release results without technologist intervention has been in use since the late 1990s.

Anne L. TateMarch 24, 2020auto-verification, verification, rules, checks, test, testers, manual testingComment

To All Laboratory Personnel

Thank you for your years of service in the laboratory sciences.

Health, laboratory personnelAnne L. TateMarch 11, 2020

Auto-Verification Rule Testing – Are your projects on hold?

Auto-verification rule testing.

Are your projects on hold? Testing auto-verification rules to meet regulatory requirements or verify changes often gets delayed and maybe postponed indefinitely – what could go wrong? .

Anne L. TateFebruary 24, 2020auto-verification, verification, rules, checks, test, testers, manual testingComment

Medical Technologists: The Original Informaticist!

This new job category is predicted to grow 21% in 2020, according to the U.S. Labor statistics, with new titles ranging from Clinical Informaticist to IT Project Managers to Informatic Consultants.

Anne L. TateFebruary 10, 2020Comment

Is Clinical Laboratory Data – BIG?

So really, what is big data? What does it mean to the general laboratorian? Who has big data in their lab?

laboratory personnel, HealthAnne L. TateJanuary 6, 2020Comment