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Erika Deaton-Mohney BS, MT(ASCP), CPP posted a reply on Re: Waived Testing Annual Recertification
Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Said: I would push back and ask for the actual standard they are using, noting that your operator population will shrink drastically and the option to test at certain locations might need to be removed.Good luck.Erika
Jo Win posted a reply on Re: Waived Testing Annual Recertification
Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Said: Some glucometers can use other specimen types other than fingersticks. Maybe you can go down that route. Have you voiced your concerns to upper management and explain the challenges. Usually the regulation says...
Jamey Irvine posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Waived Testing Annual Recertification
Our health system used to require certified operators to run at least 1 QC and 1 patient test (real or fake test patient) to maintain annual certification on our waived tests. Now, we are only accepting real patient tests to count towards annual competencies. We have several clinics with low patient volumes or POC devices that are there just for emergencies (glucometer for rapid responses). These low volume locations may not have enough real patient tests to perform in a year for all of ...
Jo Win posted a reply on (DELETED) Re: Blood Gas Analyzer/GEM Validation...
Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Said: @Randy Byrd Good eye. You are right. The actual lab validation was 5.2 which is technically out from the 5 SD specification. I think I still...
Randy Byrd posted a reply on (DELETED) Re: Blood Gas Analyzer/GEM Validation...
Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Said: The actual SD is shown as 1.9 with the specification: 5 SD (or CV%). Because the mean PO2 is very low, CV% will be very high even with an acceptable SD value. 1.9 mmHg PO2 is clinically irrelevant at a PO2 of 31.Of course, the measu...
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