Background CLIA requires laboratories performing moderate or high complexity testing to participate in a proficiency testing program....

Earlier this year, an article published in CAP Today, authored by Anne Paxton* described how the recent COVID pandemic had not only...

Experienced and skilled laboratory leaders recognize that we are living through very different times than we did just a few years ago....

During the first year of the COVID pandemic, ending April 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a record 100,306...

Competent inventory management is critical for all laboratories, regardless of size, to ensure that supplies for all phases of testing...

One of the key areas of laboratory to physician communication is that of reporting critical values. Since regulators and accreditation...

The goal of providing quality patient care by the laboratory is not easily achieved without constructing a culture of commitment to...

Based upon the needs of the population it serves, there may be instances when laboratories consider the option to modify an FDA-cleared...

Now, more than ever, we live in an intensely information-driven society where ready access to one’s personal medical information is...

One of the top priorities for every laboratory should be the safety of its employees, facilitated by creating a culture of safety...

What are some of the factors to consider to preserve specimen integrity and ensure quality lab results?

Whether planning for a new laboratory, or analyzing the appropriateness of your current testing, it is important to do a periodic...

Here's a follow up to last week's blog on the rise of POCT, focusing on steps and structures to ensure quality patient testing.

One of the fastest areas of growth in laboratory medicine is point-of-care testing (POCT), with estimated global expenditures exceeding...

Hello! Welcome to the Improov Weekly Blog where we will discuss all issues related to the laboratory profession, from initiating testing...