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Has anyone heard that the COMAR regulation that required QC to be performed weekly instead of monthly on single use test devices on moderately complex analyzers has been repealed?  Cannot find what the regulation did say?

We received a deficiency on our CAP survey for not including all i-STAT analyzers in our comparisons (All Common 04250). We have >50 i-STATs so it is an enormous task. Any suggestions?

Our hospital is thinking of switching from RALS to Telcor.  Does anyone have experience with Telcor?

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As my organization continues to grow, we are looking to benchmark with other large hospital systems regarding criteria you might have for when an instrument is interfaced.  Since interfaces have an initial cost and annual maintenance fees, interfacing for an instrument shoul...

I want to share and issue that I had with the RALS upgrade to version 8.5.3 to the GEM Hemochron 100. We use RALS as our middleware and for this upgrade I needed to be able to run a test patient so I could follow it through the entire process (GEM 100, RALS and EPIC). The GEM 100 could not r...

Recently a Joint Commission inspector informed our facility Home Health department that they cannot take hospital glucose meters into patient's homes and that the staff will have to use the patient's personal glucose meter.  The inspector also said that the staff will need a competency ...

Hello: Has anyone else having issues with the creatinine analyte for the EPOC on the CAP AQHQ-A 2025 survey?

Our LDRP wants to switch from the Amnioswab test for rupture of fetal membrane to the ROM Plus test. Anyone using the ROM Plus? Pros or cons? It's a moderately complex test so an IQCP needs to be written since QC is required monthly by the manufacturer.
Thank you for your input in advance...

Our labs have used CLO test for years to test for H. pylori. We have been recently informed that is no longer going to be available.   Is anyone using a POC version in their GI units? What is the name of the test and how well does it work?
Any information is appreciated.