Category: Quality Systems

Quality Systems

Best Practices for Monitoring the Precision of Cardiac Troponin Testing

Quality controls with lower cardiac troponin concentrations are needed to monitor and validate hs-cTn assay performance.

Quality Systems

Verichem Offers Multi-Level Liquid Stable Clinical Enzyme Calibration Verifiers

Verichem Laboratories now offers the multi-level/analyte and ready-to-use Enzyme ER Calibration Verifier Kit.

Quality Systems

Best Practices for Lab QA and QC Workflows

In this special edition of Clinical Lab Chat, sponsored by Sysmex America, Inc., CLP’s Director of Business Intelligence, Chris Wolski, does a deep dive into lab QA & QC best practices with Daniel Johnson, assistant director of marketing for Informatics & Service at Sysmex America, Inc.

Calibrators

Verichem Launches New Multi-Level Clinical Reference Materials for Microprotein Testing

New liquid stable and ready-to-use clinical reference materials for microprotein testing are now available from Verichem Laboratories.

Controls

Bio-Rad Laboratories Launches Molecular Virology Controls in Europe

Bio-Rad Laboratories’ Exact Diagnostics HBV, HCV and HIV-1 Run Controls are now available to laboratories in Europe.

Lean & Six Sigma Protocols

How a Lean Workflow Analysis can Improve Your Clinical Laboratory’s Efficiency

Organizing clinical laboratory workflows to increase efficiency can be a major challenge for laboratory managers and directors, especially in light of qualified staff shortages and tight budgets. Clinical laboratories are tasked with producing reliable, accurate and timely results.

Standards

Few UK Online STI Test Services Meet National Standards

Few online STI test services in the U.K. meet national recommended standards, with independent sector providers least likely to be compliant.

Quality Control Programs

Understanding Calibration Verification Testing for Today’s Clinical Chemistry Systems

It is critical to set up a calibration verification testing program reflecting the lab’s needs while meeting regulatory compliance.

Software

Virtual Testing Made Easy with Telehealth Platform

GoVirtual Clinic, a single-interface cloud-based telehealth platform, allows labs, physicians, or nurses to administer medical tests.