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Laboratory Leadership Training
March 29, 2013 12:59 PM by Michael Jones
There’s that famous saying, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” I think it can be applied to any quality, especially leadership. As a kid, I always thought it was something people were just born with Read More...
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Social Responsibility
July 19, 2011 10:11 PM by Matthew T. Patton
An article I read recently at CNN.com noted basically there are two types of people in life: those who kick the grocery store cart up on the curb and drive off or those who return the cart to the store (or, I assume, to the cart corral). I'm the latter. Read More...
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Editorial: Strike Against Point of Care?
July 16, 2011 10:29 PM by Matthew T. Patton
A Pennsylvania Department of Health report revealed that a patient died at a hospital after discrepant blood sugar results allegedly went unrecognized and, worse yet, unreported to doctors. This post-transplant patient allegedly died as a result of low Read More...
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Editorial: Down With the Clown?
June 1, 2011 7:33 PM by Matthew T. Patton
First, it was San Francisco banning Happy Meal toys. And now it looks like New York wants to follow suit. A time.com article recently stated: "New York City Council member Leroy G. Comrie, Jr., of Queens is leading the charge to ban kid-friendly toys Read More...
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CLS Technologist Program Scores Top in Nation
February 23, 2011 7:29 PM by Matthew T. Patton
For the fifth year running, the Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) Technologist program at Mercy St. Vincent Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, had the highest certification test scores in the nation, this year nearly doubling the national average. With a possible Read More...
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How to Get a Speaking Gig
April 29, 2010 12:04 PM by Amanda Koehler
So, you've done a study or become an expert in automation at your lab. You feel you want to share your knowledge at your next association meeting or trade show. How do you go about getting your name into that meeting brochure? This blog post details what Read More...
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Joint Commission Announces Appointment
November 10, 2009 12:42 PM by Kerri Penno
The Joint Commission has announced the appointment of Jennifer F. Rhamy, MBA, MA, MT(ASCP), SBB, HP as executive director of the Laboratory Accreditation Program. Rhamy, a veteran healthcare professional with experience in both hospitals and blood centers, Read More...
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LabCorp to Merge With Monogram Biosciences
July 29, 2009 2:02 PM by Caitlin Maloney
A LabCorp press release stated the company is set to strengthen it's leadership in infectious disease and oncology, and advance personalized medicine strategy by acquiring Monogram Biosciences Inc., a provider of diagnostic products. The merger will allow Read More...
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Who Is Going to Lead Your Laboratory in 2014?
July 23, 2009 3:25 PM by Matthew Patton
Approximately 20 percent of lab managers report planning to retire in the next 5 years, and a shortage of nearly 5,000 medical technologists is projected per year. On Thursday afternoon, Tara Kochis, executive vice president of Slone Partners, Miami Beach, Read More...
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Benjamin Nominated for Surgeon General
July 20, 2009 11:05 AM by Caitlin Maloney
President Obama has nominated Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, to be the next surgeon general of the U.S. Dr. Benjamin, a family physician form rural Bayou La Batre, AL was a member of COLA's board of directors in the mid 1990s. Dr. Benjamin was the first African Read More...
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AACC Appoints Executive Editor
July 16, 2009 10:22 AM by Kerri Penno
In response to the growing number of Lab Tests Online Web sites worldwide, AACC announced D. Robert Dufour, MD, has been named to the newly created position of executive editor for the global network. Dr. Dufour is a 9-year veteran of Lab Tests Online, Read More...
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AMT Awards
June 25, 2009 8:22 AM by Amanda Koehler
Tonight at the AMT Award Convocation, AMT members will win awards for their talent, skills and service. Congrats to all winners! Order of the Golden Microscope --Charlie Baker, MT, South Carolina Medallion of Merit --Patricia Poitier-Sands, RMA, Florida Read More...
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Resisting Change
June 24, 2009 8:58 AM by Amanda Koehler
Yesterday at the AMT National Meeting, Jim Hernandez, MD, MS, assistant professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine; medical director of Laboratories and Chair of Clinical Pathology, Mayo Clinic-Arizona, spoke to attendees Read More...
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Lessons From the Hudson
June 23, 2009 11:24 AM by Amanda Koehler
"I was shaking. My heart was beating fast. I was scared ... and that was only when I was being interviewed by 60 Minutes !" US Airways First Officer Jeff Skiles told this joke when he opened up the keynote address at the 71st AMT National Meeting, held Read More...
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Preparing for a Bio-Katrina
May 26, 2009 12:03 PM by Matthew T. Patton
In an interview with Federal News Radio in March, Tara O’Toole, MD, MPH, was asked what she would tell President Obama if she had the chance. Her reply: "There is a possibility, a real possibility, that there could be the equivalent of a bio-Katrina on Read More...
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