In the course of researching yesterday's note about a direct-access-testing (DAT) franchise (see: DAT Franchise in Fort Lauderdale Focuses on "Sex and Drugs"), I came across an article on the topic from Washington G-2 Reports that provided an estimate of the total U. S. lab testing market ...

It's hard to keep abreast of the "-omics revolution" but I have a sense that help is on the way. A recent article (see: "Metabolomics" Could Lead to Early Blood Test for Parkinson's) suggested to me that lab professionals will now be paying more attention to metabolomics. The art...

I am proud of the fact that there will be 39 exhibitors at the Lab InfoTech Summit on April 9-11, 2008, in Las Vegas and number 40 has just signed up. It's the largest clinical lab software exhibition of its kind. I recently attended HIMSS in Orlando where there was little LIS presence. I understand...

My recent note about the lab test selection algorithms that are available at ARUP Consult (see: ARUP Offers Lab Algorithms for Disease Diagnosis Support) has caused me to think about the appropriate use of lab tests by clinicians. The title of this note -- the right test for the right patient at the...

The Hospitals and Health Networks web site posted an article recently about lab outreach programs (see: The profit potential of Hospital Labs). Read the whole article -- it's worth your time. The portion of the article that caught my attention dealt with the tendency of some hospitals to "flip&...

A recent webcast video editorial by Dr. Daniel Sands (ePatients: Engaging Patients in Their Own Care) described the needs and wants of e-patients in such clear and concise terms that I decided to quote part of it here. Below is an excerpt from the transcribed text of the editorial (boldface emphasis...