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Karin Gehringer posted a reply on Re: Abbott ID NOW Users

Friday, Jan 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Said: I was very surprised to get an Invalid ID NOW Covid this week because I hadn't had one in a while. I repeated it using the same sample extraction and it was Invalid. The provider recollected the swab and I tested in on a different ID NO...

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Friday, Jan 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM

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Angie Yost posted a new Topic

Friday, Jan 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM

GEM 5000 monthly QC review

Hi everyone! Our facility uses the GEM 5000 analyzers for POC blood gasses and I'm curious how others do a monthly QC review on them. Since the analyzer self-manages its QC and is practically a new analyzer each time a cartridge is changed, I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around evaluating bias, trends, etc.. like I would for a more traditional analyzer. We are using the reports generated via GEMWeb. Thanks as always and Happy New Year!

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Karin Gehringer posted a reply on Re: The future of diagnostic quality assurance

Friday, Jan 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM

Said: Definitely agree with the need to improve diagnostic accuracy and especially the post analytical causes! I still see a lot of gaps where the lab staff lack the foundational knowledge of statistical analysis (for example: are still using...

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