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Disruptive Technologies of 2013
February 17, 2013 2:34 PM by Glen McDaniel
Most of us with our smart phone and tablets and wireless cable boxes do not generally think of technology as being disruptive or being a bad thing. Disruptive generally suggests annoyance or interruption like a traffic jam or electrical outage that throw Read More...
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Speed Kills
December 9, 2012 10:11 PM by Glen McDaniel
As clinical laboratorians we are taught the importance of the information we provide for clinical decision making. Technology has made it possible to use small sample sizes to generate "numbers" in a very short period of time. Sometimes physicians (and Read More...
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Lay Off the PSA, USA Medical Panel Advises
May 21, 2012 10:58 PM by Glen McDaniel
The US Preventive Services Task Force is recommending that healthy men should not be routinely screened with the PSA test. There has been a buzz that this decision was in the offing for several years now, so the final ruling is not a surprise to many. Read More...
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Explaining Normal Blood Sugar Isn't Always Easy
May 13, 2012 8:05 PM by Glen McDaniel
I have the dubious honor of being the medical go to person for friends and family when it comes to medical questions. Over the years I have taken the responsibility more seriously and regarded it as less of a burden. Being in healthcare administration Read More...
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Jargon Can be Annoying and Confusing
February 29, 2012 11:25 AM by Glen McDaniel
Jargon has always been used and does have its place in our communication. Just imagine if a physician wrote out the full name of every test, procedure and medication for every patient very time. In medical lab science where would we be without QC, CBC, Read More...
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Lab Results on Your Smart Phone ?
January 8, 2012 4:11 PM by Glen McDaniel
With the increased use of the smartphone for everything from browsing the Internet to taking pictures, it is entirely reasonable that in the very near future, it will be a common practice to receive laboratory results and other medical information from Read More...
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Keep up With ASCLS and AACC Through Social Media
July 25, 2011 5:18 PM by Glen McDaniel
Most of us, and some more than others, broadcast our every move to friends and family using social networking sites like Facebook. But what's a person to when they want to keep up with their favorite professional organization-or professional colleagues? Read More...
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What's Your Take on Facebook?
December 16, 2010 2:05 PM by Glen McDaniel
Time magazine has selected Facebook founder Mark Elliot Zuckerberg as its Person of the Year 2010. The magazine explained it selected the 26 year old Zuckerberg for his role in connecting more than half a billion people and mapping the social relations Read More...
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CPOE Misses Errors
December 18, 2008 9:05 AM by Glen McDaniel
Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) is touted as a major improvement in patient safety, primarily as a result of the Institute of Medicine's 1999 report on medical errors. As a direct result of this initiative a consortium of companies called the Read More...
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Spit Happens
November 3, 2008 10:41 AM by Glen McDaniel
I was speaking to a lady at a party recently and she mentioned her sister had "a bunch of saliva tests" done, and one of them indicated she was at risk for Sjögren's syndrome , an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system cells attack the saliva- Read More...
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Americans Use Internet for Health Information
September 24, 2008 8:48 AM by Glen McDaniel
According to a recent study by the Center for Studying Health System Change , Americans are increasingly using the Internet to get health information. In 2007, almost 58 percent of the U.S. population--or more than 122 million people--sought health information Read More...
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Replaced By Robots
September 22, 2008 10:32 AM by Glen McDaniel
A few years ago I visited a hospital in eastern Tennessee and was fascinated by a pharmacy robot named Alexander. Alexander would take medications from the pharmacy up to the floors. Alex, holding its precious cargo in a secure ATM-like body, would, using Read More...
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Virtual National Meetings
August 6, 2008 3:15 PM by Glen McDaniel
Last week, the annual national joint meetings of ASCLS and AACC were held in Washington, DC. The meetings were very successful, drawing thousands of attendees nationally and internationally. The meeting offered cutting edge presentations, represented Read More...
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National Health Record
June 10, 2008 11:38 AM by Glen McDaniel
The Bush administration has said the U.S. should have a national electronic health record system (EHR) by the year 2014. This discussion regarding the need for electronic medical records goes back several years, but was really focused in this administration Read More...
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What's Your Favorite Archaic Test?
April 15, 2008 9:26 AM by Glen McDaniel
As a student, one of my professors prided himself on being a CLS historian of sorts. He would regale us with tales of old tests, methods, instruments and innovative efforts to make do under trying circumstances. In our eyes, he was the McGiver of CLS! Read More...
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