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During a recent, routine regulatory survey at a community hospital within the Cleveland Clinic health system, a condition level finding was cited for blood found on a glucose meter. Point of care (POC) test instrument portability is an essential characteristic in choosing whether to perform a test at the bedside POC. The ability to self-service ongoing maintenance of these devices is likewise important.
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Hematology analyzers and related instruments are among the most well regarded technology in the laboratory with well over half (58%) of labs rating theirs as Excellent. All facility sizes are planning new acquisitions and those plans are fairly evenly distributed out over the next 5 years.
Maintaining a heavy workload, over half of labs have current plans to acquire new hematology analyzers.
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The rapidly expanding field of molecular diagnostics and related pathology technology is bolstered by healthy user satisfaction and strong usage. Holding steady at approximately three-quarters of all lab types and sizes utilizing some form of molecular diagnostics, these labs are considering a broad array of offerings among vendors.
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September 27, 2023 | Advancing healthcare, Antimicrobial stewardship, Costs, Diagnostic error reduction, Healthcare initiatives, Healthcare innovation, Healthcare policy, Healthcare technology, Lab operations, Operational performance, Patient care, Patient experience, Patient safety, Supply network operations
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Chris WilsonContent ManagerLaboratory Products and ServicesCardinal Health
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Blood cultures remain the gold standard for diagnosing bloodstream infections, including sepsis and bacteremia.1,2 However, the reliability of blood culture results is largely dependent on a low rate of blood culture contamination, which most commonly originates from the presence of commensal organisms on the patient’s skin during the collection process and can contribute to increased lengths... Read more
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