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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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Crabs and Labs?
April 15, 2009 3:42 PM by Amanda Koehler
I saw this article on the Harvard Business Review Web site today. The author discusses the Discovery Channel show The Deadliest Catch and how it can teach all professionals about leadership. On the show, a crew goes out on crab-fishing boats to catch Read More...
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Council Elects Leadership Team
February 6, 2009 12:51 PM by Amanda Koehler
We recently received the following press release from AACC: "The member organizations of the Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW) have elected Susan Gross, the representative of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry Read More...
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Second ASCLS Leadership Academy in Full Swing
January 22, 2009 10:10 PM by Matthew T. Patton
After a successful first year in the ASCLS Leadership Academy, the second class began its journey toward becoming more effective leaders at the ASCLS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, on July 27-29th. The class will continue to meet in three face-to-face Read More...
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