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Systemic Errors at Canadian Forensic Laboratory Motherisk Make National News and Provide another Example of Consumer Interest in Accuracy of Clinical Laboratory Testing

01 Apr 2016

Investigations find hair-strand analysis at hospital-based laboratory was ‘inadequate and unreliable’ for tests performed over a period lasting five years or more Another case of a medical laboratory that produced inaccurate test results for an extended period of time has been making headlines in Canada. It demonstrates, once again, that both the news media and […] …read more

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Looking To Reduce Medical Equipment Repair Costs?

16 Dec 2015
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  Start By Asking Yourself These 3 Questions What is our overall annual medical equipment maintenance spend including in-house, outsourced, OEM, T&M, etc? Do we have long-term contracts? Is there a cost reduction goal?   As fiscal uncertainties remain and revenues...
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End of Life Medical Equipment Management – Hospitals

25 Nov 2015
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End of Life Equipment Management. Mike Kinter wrote an article back in 2013 that summarized End of Life Equipment (EOL) options for hospital facilities.  We find that his points are even more applicable in 2015-2016.  Here are the highlights from his article: RETIRING EQUIPMENT...
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Community Impact through Sustainable Green Solutions – Hospital Equipment Recycling

17 Nov 2015
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Medical Equipment Source has always made a concerted effort to positively impact the communities where it does business and is mindful of its impact on the world. By the nature of what Medical Equipment Source does, it is a natural recycler.  An important part of our business...
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What does End of Life Laboratory Equipment really Mean?

11 Nov 2015
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Have you ever heard an OEM rep say the following, “There is a board problem.”  “The equipment has reached its end of life.”  Is it true?   End of Life Laboratory Equipment… What does it really mean?  “End of Life” (EOL) usually implies that the...
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Lab Asset Management – Hospital and Physician Labs by MES

27 Oct 2015
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Service Optimization that Drives Efficiencies and Reduces Total Cost of Ownership Many laboratories are under constant pressure to increase productivity while simultaneously reducing their budget.  This challenging task is complicated by the fact that laboratory environments have...
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Asset Service & Equipment Compliance Program

23 Oct 2015
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Asset Service & Equipment Compliance Programs Medical Equipment Source provides its customers with custom medical equipment maintenance programs including:  On-site Preventive maintenance and Calibration  Scheduled Safety Inspections and Performance Testing  Preparation...
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Systemic Errors at Canadian Forensic Laboratory Motherisk Make National News and Provide another Example of Consumer Interest in Accuracy of Clinical Laboratory Testing

01 Apr 2016
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Investigations find hair-strand analysis at hospital-based laboratory was ‘inadequate and unreliable' for tests performed over a period lasting five years or more Another case of a medical laboratory that produced inaccurate test results for an extended period of time has...
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IBM Watson Health to Acquire Truven Health Analytics and Its Millions of Patient Records for $2.6 Billion

30 Mar 2016
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IBM Health's data combined with Truven's patient records will create an enormous big-data collection representing 300 million patient lives If any pathologist or clinical laboratory manager still doubts the importance of healthcare big data, the multi-billion-dollar acquisition...
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Pathologist/Researcher Offers Two Suggestions to Reduce Inappropriate Testing and Improve Patient Safety

23 Mar 2016
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Whether either or both of these suggestions can be put into practice is the challenge most clinical laboratories face For Pathologist Ramy A. Arnaout, MD, DPhil, one of the biggest issues all pathologists face today is how to overcome the breakdown in cooperation between...
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Lab Asset Management – Hospital and Physician Labs by MES

27 Oct 2015
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Service Optimization that Drives Efficiencies and Reduces Total Cost of Ownership Many laboratories are under constant pressure to increase productivity while simultaneously reducing their budget.  This challenging task is complicated by the fact that laboratory environments have...
Read More →

Asset Service & Equipment Compliance Program

23 Oct 2015
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Asset Service & Equipment Compliance Programs Medical Equipment Source provides its customers with custom medical equipment maintenance programs including:  On-site Preventive maintenance and Calibration  Scheduled Safety Inspections and Performance Testing  Preparation...
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Validation Guidelines….What’s next?

26 Jun 2014
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Foreshadowed by the College of American Pathologists revised predictive marker guidelines such as for Her 2 testing, is an industry trend of increasing validation requirements and practice standardization. If you have been working in the histology industry for a while, you are...
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