July 14, 2006
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ASCP 2005 Wage and Vacancy Survey of Medical Laboratories
Colette A. StewardNancie NoieThompson [Aug 2006]
To the Middle and Beyond: Exploring the Expanding Universe of Laboratory Software
Ellen Sullivan [Jul 2006]
A Laboratory Management Primer
Laurence P. Vetter [Jul 2006]
Trends and Management Challenges of the Changing Workforce: Knowledge Management as a Possible Remedy
Jason Liebowitz and Jay Liebowitz [Jun 2006]
Hematology Analyzer: From Workhorse to Thoroughbred
Ellen Sullivan [May 2006]
Six Sigma, Lean Management, and Hand-Held Computers: Decrease Errors in Clinical Tasks
Steven Woeste [May 2006]
Setting-Up and Integration of Country Pathology into the Tertiary Medical Facility: Outback Australia as Case Example
Ashraf Mina [Apr 2006]
A Hosted LIS Saves Time, Money, and Focus
[Apr 2006]
Identifying Iron Deficiency in Pre-Anemic Infants
Ellen Sullivan [Apr 2006]
Laboratory-Based Health Screening: Perception of Effectiveness, Biases, Utility, and Informed/Shared Decision Making
Shahram Shahangian [Apr 2006]
Answering the Call: Medical Technologists in the Public Health Service Deployed for Hurricane Relief Efforts
Mary Elizabeth Wilkerson Brinsko [Mar 2006]
Lean and Six Sigma: Not for Amateurs: Second in a 2-Part Series
James M.Jacobson and Mary E.Johnson [Mar 2006]
Going With the Flow: New Cytometry Rules Reduce Reimbursements
Teresa Radcliffe [Feb 2006]
Lean and Six Sigma: Not for Amateurs: First in a 2-Part Series
James M. Jacobson and Mary E. Johnson [Feb 2006]
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Test for Anti-CCP Antibodies Joining RF Test as Key Diagnostic Tools
Ellen Sullivan [Jan 2006]
The Evolution and Ergonomics of Pipetting
[Sep 2005]
ASCP Survey on Laboratory Personnel State Licensure
Colette A. Steward and F. Matthew Schulze [Sep 2005]
Case Report on a Small Clinical Laboratory's Implementation of Laboratory Information Software
[Sep 2005]
Hospital Automates Phlebotomy Department for Efficiency and Patient Safety
Ellen Sullivan [Sep 2005]
Köhler Illumination
[Sep 2005]
Rapid HIV Tests: Federal Regulatory Action Changes HIV Testing Landscape
Ellen Sullivan [Aug 2005]
The Credit Card and the Reagent Rental
Dennis Matricardi [Aug 2005]
Does Point-Of-Care Testing Save Money or Cost More?
Glen L. Hortin [Aug 2005]
Microscope Cleaning Tips, Techniques, and Timing
Gary W. Gill [Aug 2005]
Financial Opportunities for the Diagnostic Laboratory
Thomas J. Dilts [July 2005]
Are There Any Good Employees Left? How to Hire and Keep Good Staff
Anthony S. Kurec [June 2005]
Diagnosing Prostate Cancer
Steven Woeste [July 2005]
CLMA/ASCP ThinkLab '05: Technology Applications Aim for Improved Patient Safety
Ellen Sullivan [June 2005]
Quality Management Software
Sheila M. Woodcock [June 2005]
The Use of Teams in Organizations: When a Good Idea Isn't and When a Good Idea Goes Bad
James W. Bishop and Ashish Mahajan [May 2005]
CLMA/ASCP ThinkLab '05 Faculty Beat the Drum for Patient Safety and Quality
Ellen Sullivan [May 2005]
Reducing Medical Errors at the Point of Care
James H. Nichols [May 2005]
Using Activity-Based Costing to Aid in the Selection of Laboratory Equipment
Jackie McDowell [May 2005]
Legal Implications of Laboratory Errors
Kathleen Sazama [April 2005]
Communicating Successfully in the Workplace
Diane C. Turnbull [April 2005]
Motivation: The Fire Within
Carmen Mariano [April 2005]
2003 Wage and Vacancy Survey of Medical Laboratories
Colette A. Steward, Kory Ward-Cook and Suzanne Tannar [Mar 2005]
Executing Successful Performance Appraisals and Competency Assessments
Diane C. Halstead and Donna L. Oblack [Mar 2005]
Laboratory Outreach: An Overview of Legal Issues
Jeffrey F. Boothe. [Mar 2005]
Hospital Laboratory Outreach 101: Financial Decision-Making
Michael G. Bissell and Harry Pukay-Martin [Feb 2005]
Many Ways to Find Your Veins
Ellen Sullivan [Dec 2005]
Food and Drug Administration Extends Deferral Period for Blood Donors with West Nile Virus
Ellen Sullivan [Nov 2005]
CLSI Leadership Conference—Quality Control for the Future: Convened by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute March 18, 2005, Baltimore, MD
Robert L. Habig [Oct 2005]
A History of the QC Gap in the Clinical Laboratory
D. Joe Boone [Oct 2005]
Laboratory Quality Control Requirements Should be Based on Risk Management Principles
Donald M. Powers [Oct 2005]
QC for the Future: CLSI Standard Development and Option 4 Proposal
Luann Ochs [Oct 2005]
QC for the Future: Laboratory Issues – POCT and POL concerns
Valerie L. Ng [Oct 2005]
Quality Systems - the Role of People
Elissa Passiment [Oct 2005]
Information Security: Managing the Health of Your Laboratory Information Network
Robert R. Klein [Oct 2005]
Laboratory Waste Legal Issues
Daveda Holmberg [Oct 2005]
Lymph Node Coding in Surgical Pathology
Izak B. Dimenstein [Oct 2005]
What is IQLM? Creating the Institute for Quality in Laboratory Medicine
[Oct 2005]
CLMA/ASCP ThinkLab '05: Conference & Exhibition, Chicago, March 5-8, 2005
[Jan 2005]
Engineering for Safety: Use of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis in the Laboratory: A well-known engineering tool now being used to assure patient safety
Sherry Woodhouse [Jan 2005]
ASCP Scholarship Winners
[Sep 2004]
Technology to Reduce Specimen Collection Errors
Steven Woeste [Aug 2004]
International Survey of Program Directors Opens Doors Toward ASCP Globalization: An Innovative Transatlantic Student Exchange Program
Ellen Hope Kearns, incent S. Gallicchio , Kory Ward-Cook and [Aug 2004]
National Laboratory Training Network Public Health Series Course: Molecular Diagnostic Techniques for the Public Health Laboratory
Rodney E. Rhode, Karen Mulawski and Marguerite Oates [Aug 2004]
The Platinum Loop Group: Memoirs of a Medical Technologist
Cynthia B. Schofield [Jul 2004]
CLMA/ASCP 2004 Conference & Exhibition
[Jun 2004]
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Survey Results as a Guide for Clinical Laboratory Consultation
Christopher L. Otto [May 2004]
Molecular Diagnosis of Hypercoagulable States
Peter L. Nagy, Iris Schrijver and James L. Zehnder [Apr 2004]
Dispelling the Myths: Billing for the Professional Component of Clinical Pathology
Linda Liston [Mar 2004]
Role of Education in Bioterrorism Awareness in the Laboratory: Results of a Cooperative Agreement Between the CDC and ASCP
Theresa M. Somrak and Kory Ward-Cook [Mar 2004]
Rural Reference Laboratory Possible Through Web-Based Technology
Jim LaJoie [Mar 2004]
Digital Imaging…Ready for Prime Time
[Feb 2004]
The Disease-Oriented Laboratory Report: "A One-Stop Shopping Center" Which Transforms Data Into Information and Knowledge
William B. Dupree and Kimberly A. Kemp [Feb 2004]
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
Steven Woeste [11 2004]
Year-End Chargemaster Chores: Immediate Attention Required
Diana W. Voorhees [Feb 2004]
ASCP Board of Registry Statistics: January Through December 2003
Kory Ward-Cook and Patricia Ellinger [Dec 2004]
The Role of the Laboratory in Billing and Compliance
Amadeo J. Pesce, Elizabeth Pendell, Linda J. Niles and Edward Tirakis [Dec 2004]
Contentious Management Issues: Tales From the Crypt: the Scary Side of Clinical Laboratory Management
David W. Glenn [Nov 2004]
The Importance of Learning Styles: Lessons Learned
Beverly J. Barham and Lori A. Woeste [Nov 2004]
State-Mandated Licensure of Laboratory Personnel: What are the pros and cons? What is the current legislation?
[Oct 2004]
We Are Looking For a Few Good Color Photos of Unusual Organisms
[Oct 2004]
From Bench-Level Medical Technologist to Chief Executive Officer: In Their Own Words…
[Oct 2004]
: Strengthening Our Foundation, Shaping Our Future
[Jan 2004]
Laboratory Budget Reduction Through Hazardous Waste Minimization
Gerald W. Camiener [Jan 2004]
Pharmacogenomics: Racing Towards Personalized Prescriptions
R. Nagasubramanian and M. Eileen Dolan [Sep 2003]
2002 Wage and Vacancy Survey of Medical Laboratories: Part I: Salaries Continue to Show Moderate Gains
Kory Ward-Cook Susan Chapman Suzanne Tannar [Sep 2003]
ASCP Scholarship Recipients
[Sep 2003]
Diversity at the Laboratory
D. R. Rupert [Aug 2003]
Elements of a Typical Laboratory Budget
Donna H. MacMillan [Jul 2003]
Tandem Mass Spectrometry in the Newborn Screening Laboratory
[Jul 2003]
Laboratory Medicine June 2003 Articles
[Jun 2003]
Emerging Pathogens: What Are the Sources and How Can They Be Spotted Quickly?
[May 2003]
ASCP Board of Registry Statistics: January Through December 2002
Kory Ward-Cook and JoAnne Edwards [May 2003]
Laboratory Preparedness for Bioterrorism: From the Phlebotomist to the Pathologist
Karen Carroll, Marilyn Held, Robin E. Stombler and John A. Bryan [May 2003]
Poster Presentation Abstracts for the 2003 CLMA/ASCP Conference and Exhibition
[May 2003]
Obesity: How the Increase in Incidence Affects Clinical Values
[Apr 2003]
Cytotechnologist Salary Inequities for Experience, Job Title, and Gender
Karen A. Allen [Apr 2003]
Image Analysis of Erythrocyte Adhesiveness/Aggregation
Daniel Avitzour, Itzhak Shapira, Rivka Rotstein, David Zeltser, Tamar Mardi, Daniel Justo, Meirav Rozenblat and Shlomo Berliner [Mar 2003]
Why Do We Need Another Test For Congestive Heart Failure?
Michael Leuther [Mar 2003]
Laboratory Preparedness for Bioterrorism: From the Phlebotomist to the Pathologist
Karen Carroll, Marilyn Held, Robin E. Stombler and John A. Bryan [Mar 2003]
Laboratory Inspection: The View From CMS
[Feb 2003]
Laboratory Preparedness for Bioterrorism: From the Phlebotomist to the Pathologist
Marilyn Held, Robin E. Stombler and John A. Bryan [Feb 2003]
State Continuing Education Requirements: An Overview
[Feb 2003]
ASCP Board of Registry Celebrates 75 Years
[Dec 2003]
Molecular Profiling For Cancer
Steven Woeste [Nov 2003]
Forensic Biological Investigations
Jeannie Eberhardt Guglielmo [Nov 2003]
From the Farm to the Laboratory: Stories in Retraining Technologists: Medical Technology Programs Tailor to the Needs of Individuals
Bart Wacek [Oct 2003]
2002 Wage and Vacancy Survey of Medical Laboratories: Part II: Modest Easement of Staffing Shortage
Kory Ward-Cook, Susan Chapman and Suzanne Tannar [Oct 2003]
Clinical Laboratory Science Continuing Education: Barriers and Topics for Smaller Laboratories
Beverly J. Barham and Lori A. Woeste [Oct 2003]
New Tools Make Testing for Viruses and Blood Components Faster and Easier
[Jan 2003]
A Census Survey and Profile of Clinical Laboratory Scientists, University of Minnesota
Louise K. Hofherr , Diane P. Francis, K. Michael Peddecord and John M. Krolak [Jan 2003]
Job Selection Criteria and the Influence of Clinical Rotation Sites for Senior Medical Laboratory Science Students
J. Michele Stuart and JoAnn P. Fenn [Jan 2003]
CLMA/ASCP Studies the Business of Health Care
[Sep 2002]
Gram Stains – Beyond the Basics
Brian J. Harrington and J. Michael Gaydos [Sep 2002]
ASCP Board of Registry Statistics: January Through December 2001
Kory Ward-Cook and Margaret G. Daniels [Sep 2002]
Things to See at the ASCP/CAP Exhibition
[Sep 2002]
Gram Stains – Beyond the Basics
Brian J. Harrington and J. Michael Gaydos [Aug 2002]
Genetic Testing and Issues of Ethics, Accuracy, and Usefulness
Frances Katz [Jul 2002]
The Manpower Shortage: What Next?
Diana Mass [Jul 2002]
Onsite with ASCP's Workshops for Laboratory Professionals
[Jul 2002]
International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases Spotlights Issues
[Jun 2002]
Things to See at the CLMA/ASCP Exhibition
[Jun 2002]
Utilizing Liver Enzymes for Screening Purposes Prior to Hepatitis Testing
Susan E. Sharp, Yolanda Duran and Robert J. PoppitiJrMD [Jun 2002]
Autoimmune Hepatitis Type 2
Monte S. Willis and M. Jane Latimer [April 2002]
The National Institutes of Health Initiative for Lowering Cholesterol
Frances Katz [Apr 2002]
SNOMED® CT Unlocks the Power of Clinical Data for Pathologists
Kent Spackman [April 2002]
A Summer in Ethiopia: The Apogee of a 30-Year Career
Nyla Jo Jones [Apr 2002]
MIS, LIS, HIS, PAC-Industry Nears Canned Solutions for Alphabet Soup
Frances Katz [Mar 2002]
Measurement of Variation in Videotaped Outpatient Phlebotomies: A Model for Phlebotomy Improvement
Andrew Ho, Lisa Purdy, Bonnie Adrian , Thomas Higa and George Cembrowski [Mar 2002]
The Art and Science of Medical Photography
[Jan 2002]
Outlook – Laboratory Equipment Trends: New medical devices offer speed, safety to laboratory professionals
[Feb 2002]
CDC Guidelines for Reporting HIV Laboratory Test Results
[Feb 2002]
Coping with Stress, Fear, and Frustration
Wes Sime [Feb 2002]
Effective Compliance Programs Are a Must for Clinical Laboratories
Christopher A. Myers, Leslie Brobson-McAdoo and Jeffrey F. Boothe [Feb 2002]
States Actively Address Bioterrorism
Matthew Schulze [Feb 2002]
Five Top Laboratory Issues From 2002
[Dec 2002]
An Overview of Hemostasis
Henry O. Ogedegbe [Dec 2002]
The Changing World of Diabetes Testing and Control
[Nov 2002]
The Role of Fine Needle Aspiration in Diagnosis of Infectious Disease
Aseem Lal, John Warren, Carlos W.M. Bedrossian and Ritu Nayar [Nov 2002]
ASCP Board of Registry's 2001 Annual Survey of Medical Laboratory Science Programs
Kory Ward-Cook, Margaret G. Daniels and Johnna GueroguievaBS [Nov 2002]
Physician CME: Surprise, Many States Do Not Require It
[Nov 2002]
Educating the Medical Technologist: Changing the Curriculum to Fit a New World View
[Oct 2002]
Strategies to Affect Laboratory Test Utilization in a Budget Constrained Environment
Bonnie D. Rubin, Michael Pfaller and John D. Kemp [Oct 2002]
National Laboratory Inventory Integral Part of Wild Poliovirus Eradication
Rachel Juhas [Oct 2002]
Update on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes of Breast Cancer
Frances Katz [Jan 2002]
Update on the Association of Public Health Laboratories Detailing Functions and Capabilities
[Jan 2002]
ASCP Scholarship Winners
[Sep 2001]
Medical Technologists Prepare for Change
Frances Katz [Sep 2001]
ASCP Board of Registry Statistics: January Through December 2000
Kory Ward-Cook and Margaret G. Daniels [Sep 2001]
Centers for Disease Control Updates Public Health Guidelines for Managing Exposure to HBV, HCV, and HIV
[Sep 2001]
Continuing Education—Whose Responsibility?
Daniel M. Baer [Aug 2001]
Information Technology in the Laboratory
J. Mark Tuthill and Edward C. Klatt [Jul 2001]
Bridging the Laboratory Generation Gap
Richard K. Blackmon [June 2001]
Trends in Screening for Colorectal Cancer: United States, 1997 and 1999
[Jun 2001]
It's a Matter of Record for the Laboratory
Michael D. Gerstein [May 2001]
Second Opinions For Pathology Reports?
Steven Woeste [Nov 2001]
25 Percent More States Allow Direct Access Testing
Matthew Schulze [Nov 2001]
ASCP Board of Registry's 2000 Annual Survey of Medical Laboratory Science Programs
Kory Ward-Cook, Margaret G. Daniels and Cindy Brito [Nov 2001]
Hospital and Commercial Laboratories Form Ends of an Expanding Spectrum
Peggy S. Simpson and Emerson E. Clark [Oct 2001]
Autoverification in a Laboratory Information System
Dale J. Duca [Jan 2001]
Report of a Survey of ASCP Members Concerning Point-of-Care Rapid HIV Testing and the Clinical Laboratory
Karen Kroc and Devery Howerton [ ]