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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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Congrats to Award Winners
May 6, 2008 10:22 AM by Amanda Koehler
Our congratulations to the following ASCLS-PA winners: Edward C. Dolbey (Member of the Year) Ruth Negley Estolle Gross Janet Devine Key to the Future Randi Bright Leah Campbell Keener Memorial Service Award Mary Beth Miele Corporate Recognition Award Read More...
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CLMA ThinkLab Update
March 17, 2008 2:51 PM by Amanda Koehler
We asked CLMA to update us on the status of ThinkLab '08, to be held March 29-April 1 in Atlanta, where a recent tornado did some damage to the Georgia World Congress Center. Here's what they said: "CLMA is closely monitoring the situation in Atlanta Read More...
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Get Real
March 12, 2008 11:48 AM by Kerri Penno
After returning from the tropical vacation of my dreams last week, I am back to the daily grind. With an article to write, our Grad issue deadlining and a looming Web update on my schedule, I barely had time to register my caffeine stock was running empty Read More...
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Pearls of Wisdom
January 24, 2008 12:53 PM by Amanda Koehler
Look back on your years as a medical laboratory professional. I'm sure there have been many lessons you've learned along the way. You probably even thought to yourself at one point, "I wish someone would have told me this when I started out!" Now you Read More...
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Love in the Lab
January 8, 2008 1:30 PM by Amanda Koehler
I'm currently working on a story for our Feb. 11 issue on dating and relationships in the laboratory, and I'm curious to hear if this happens often in your labs. Are there a lot of inter-staff relationships going on? Do they usually last? Do they create Read More...
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What Will the Future Bring?
January 4, 2008 11:14 AM by Kerri Penno
As I was browsing some of the other ADVANCE blogs, I was struck by the commonality of themes between healthcare professions. It seems the different disciplines face many of the same issues (e.g., staffing problems, budget crunches, boosting productivity Read More...
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Simple Truths of Service
January 1, 2008 3:09 PM by Matthew T. Patton
A friend shared this inspirational video with me today about how small things can make a difference when it comes to customer service and building loyalty. A nice video for the beginning of 2008. I think you will like it. Click here to view. Read More...
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How Much Do You Make? Take the Salary Survey
December 24, 2007 10:47 PM by Matthew T. Patton
We've put together a simple salary survey tool to see how you compare to your peers. We also have a fantastic contest as an incentive to help us populate the data. I can already reportl that the survey results are absolutely rolling in. It's really quite Read More...
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National Health Observances
December 7, 2007 3:11 PM by Matthew T. Patton
Every month has special health observances. HHS posts these on its Web site, saying: "Health professionals, teachers, community groups, employers, and others can use these special times to sponsor health promotion events, stimulate awareness of health Read More...
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Expecting More From Employees
December 7, 2007 1:00 PM by Matthew T. Patton
In May 2004, I wrote an editorial about the Pygmalion effect, a phenomenon of the self-fulfilling prophecy ilk whereby increasing a leader's expectations of subordinates' performance actually improves that performance. This begs the question: Is it that Read More...
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Hiring the Wrong Lab Director Can Be Costly
December 6, 2007 12:07 PM by Matthew T. Patton
We received a press release for an upcoming book that reiterates what most of us already know: Hiring the wrong person can be costly. Interesting to note was that laboratory director mis-hires can cost a company seven times the lab director's salary. Read More...
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Holiday Coverage
November 20, 2007 10:47 AM by Kerri Penno
Many people in our office, myself included, will be traveling tomorrow to visit friends and family for Thanksgiving. I grew up in Massachusetts and will be heading up north for a long weekend. While Turkey Day often sneaks up on me, and it usually takes Read More...
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Write Your Reps
November 8, 2007 10:31 AM by Kerri Penno
San Diego has been selected as the site of the demonstration program for competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services. ASCLS recently sent out a call to action, stating the program "will destroy the hospital outreach and small laboratories in Read More...
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What Keeps You in the Profession?
November 8, 2007 12:46 AM by Matthew T. Patton
We received a comment today that reads: "After 14 years of being a medical technologist, and all the crazy hours I have had to work, and all the overtime I worked, I still enjoy what I do. I could not think of another profession which gives me the same Read More...
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