Innovative Diagnostics has become the first (and fastest) private laboratory in Singapore to achieve the Verification of Performance in May 2016. Further, it verified an additional branch (Camden) of the laboratory in September 2016. A total of more than 80 analytes, including chemistry, immunoassay, hormones and tumor markers on multiple instruments.
A recent study assessed the performance of a new hematology analyzer, the Landwind LW D3600.
Automation ("tracks") is marketed to laboratories as the solution to most if not all of their problems. But when done poorly, it can actually causes more problems than it solves. Take this opportunity to learn the inefficiencies that may befall a laboratory that selects the wrong automation solution.
There's another new POC HbA1c analyzer to be analyzed. Is the A1C EZ 2.0 fit for purpose? Using the IFCC and Lenters-Westra standards, we evaluate its performance.
The 2017 Great Global QC Survey reached over 900 laboratory professionals from more than 105 countries. Learn what we discovered about the world's QC.
A recent study compared two different generations of the same hematology analyzer, Sysmex XN and Sysmex XE. We would expect there to be a good comparability of results between the analyzers. We would expect that...
In 2017, Clinical Chemistry published a study evaluating the trueness of 24 Serum Albumin methods.
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