June 2008 - Posts

AAB/AMS Elect New Leaders
June 30, 2008 9:31 AM by Kerri Penno

Newly elected to the AMS Administrative Board include registrant class board members Joan Fulk, MT(AAB), Primrose OB/GYN, Springfield, MO and Nancy Henderson, MT(AAB), CLS-II medical technologist, Presbyterian Hospital of Winnsboro, TX. Henrietta Parram, Read More...

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Rudimentary Precautions
June 24, 2008 3:57 PM by Kerri Penno

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently reported some disturbing news about the CDC's infectious disease lab in Atlanta. Researches studying Q fever, a disease caused by Coxiella burnetii , were working in a room with a containment door sealed with Read More...

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Managing Your Friends
June 23, 2008 1:35 PM by Amanda Koehler

Last week I started writing a story for the Web site about moving up the lab career ladder. For the story, I interviewed Randall Hansen, PhD, founder and president, Quintessential Careers . I asked Dr. Hansen about some of the common obstacles laboratorians Read More...

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Joint Commission's 2009 Safety Goals
June 19, 2008 3:24 PM by Frank Fraser

The Joint Commission announced on June 17 the 2009 National Patient Safety Goals and related requirements for its accreditation programs and Disease-Specific Care Certification Program Of the Joint Commission's 16 total goals-three of which have been Read More...

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What Motivates You?
June 18, 2008 9:27 AM by Amanda Koehler

In his book Persuasion IQ , Kurt W. Mortensen discusses a working paper by Kenneth A. Kovack of George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Kovack researched the differences between what motivates employees and what managers think motivates employees. Here's Read More...

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Undercover Healthcare
June 16, 2008 1:54 PM by Amanda Koehler

USA Today recently ran a story on "undercover patients"-- people who get paid to fake physical illness so they can grade a medical facility's services. The American Medical Association is considering endorsing this practice during its 5-day meeting starting Read More...

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