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Kim Ballister posted a new Topic

Wednesday, Jul 22, 2026 at 3:46 PM

Hospital at Home Test Menu

Our H@H group is wanting to grow their test menu, so I wanted to see what others are offering in this environment. They are currently working under the waived CLIA certificate of the hospital and have a glucose meter, hemocue and coaguchek. They have been "live" for a little over a year and have only performed glucoses so far. All other lab work needed is drawn at the home and then transported to the main hospital lab to be performed.
If you have a H@H program and can answer the...

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Barbara Edmondson posted a reply on Re: Radiometer ABL90 Cal Ver

Wednesday, Jul 22, 2026 at 3:40 PM

Said: They most likely suggest starting with level 5 first to avoid causing a sensitivity status drift in the Calibration.

Ashley Quinn posted a reply on Re: Radiometer ABL90 Cal Ver

Wednesday, Jul 22, 2026 at 3:24 PM

Said: Yes, I had this same issue with pCO2, level 2 on Lot 696. It was repeatable on multiple ABL90s and the QA Manager at Radiometer made me jump through a ton of ridiculous hoops to prove that it's a kit problem due to his belief that "bad ...

Jane VanWyLittle posted a reply on Re: Built-in Reference Intervals in Cath Lab Ch...

Wednesday, Jul 22, 2026 at 3:15 PM

Said: We were concerned about this very issue after our last Joint Commission survey. Our Cath Lab documents the results in McKesson, with no reference range associated with it. We were able to work with our IT people who manage the charting/...

Rachel Donner posted a reply on Re: Radiometer ABL90 Cal Ver

Wednesday, Jul 22, 2026 at 3:07 PM

Said: From what I've been told by the manufacturer, the cal ver works best when run on a fresh reagent pack and sensor cassette and when run from level 5 down to level 1, instead of 1-5. I am not sure whyyyy they recommend ...