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Westgard's Trilogy for Analytical QM - An Executive Snapshot from the Nov 2008 Medical Laboratory Observer. Article by E. Victor Brown.
Today, laboratories often take for granted that new analytical systems provide the quality needed for patient care. But what quality is that? Read more »

Tilting at perfect timing for QC - A featured story on October's CAP TODAY. Article by Anne Paxton.
Having everything in the laboratory running like clockwork: That's a good thing, right? Not so fast. When it comes to quality control, "clockwork" might not be the best model. Read more »

Laboratory Accreditation - A position paper from EDMA (European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association).
Laboratory Accreditation (for instance under ISO 15189 and ISO 17025) is a welcome development in the clinical laboratory world, which will ultimately lead, if properly implemented, to better results and improved services for healthcare providers and patients. Read more »

Siemens works closely with MDI
Siemens Medical Solutions is partnering with the Medical Diagnostic & Imaging Group (MDI), which provides one stop solution centres for patient care, providing consultation, diagnosis and specific treatment. MDI's recently opened Weybridge Diagnostic Centre is equipped with Siemens technology and has successfully attracted users such as the Elite Sports teams, and Sports Orthopaedics Spinal, a leading musculo-skeletal practice.
1/23/2007 6:11:08 AM

First private hospitals publish data
Private hospital care provider HCA International has become the first in its sector to publish outcome data, giving patients the opportunity to compare its performance relative to other hospitals.
1/9/2007 7:46:04 AM

Royal Free texts appointments
The Royal Free Hospital in North West London has used funds from the NHS Innovation Fund to implement an out-of-hours automated booking service using text messaging for their Genito- Urinary Medicine (GUM) and Sexual Health clinics to provide a confidential 24 hour appointment service.
1/9/2007 7:45:25 AM

Providing advanced 3D capabilities
OrthoView plans to extend its range of clinical functionality by working with True Life Anatomy (TLA) to provide 3D visualisation with trauma fracture reduction and 3D templating for specialised orthopaedic procedures.
1/9/2007 7:44:24 AM

Research unveils club foot gene link
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have suggested that a variation in the gene that processes folate could be a cause of clubfoot.
1/9/2007 7:43:33 AM

Neuroscience facility wins funding
One of the world's foremost brain imaging research facilities has received a major boost after being awarded £6.74 million in funding over five years by the Wellcome Trust. The former Functional Imaging Laboratory at University College London (UCL) is the recipient of a Wellcome Trust Strategic Award and becomes the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL.
1/9/2007 7:42:48 AM

MRSA-protected uniforms introduced
Canterbury Christ Church University is the first university in the UK to pilot MRSA-protected uniforms. Some 450 of the Faculty of Health and Social Care students in nursing, midwifery, radiography, occupational therapy and operating department practice, have each been issued with full sets of MRSA-protected uniforms to wear on their work placements in local hospitals.
1/9/2007 7:41:59 AM

Vision inside the heart
Siemens Medical Solutions is now offering a smaller, powerful tool to visualise the entire heart during diagnostic procedures: the Acuson AcuNav 8F ultrasound catheter.
1/9/2007 7:41:07 AM

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