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May 22nd, 2013
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INSIDE TRACK: ARUP Expert Drills Down on ACOs
Since Joe Miles, MT(ASCP), MHS, first spoke with CLP about ACOs in 2011, 260 Medicare ACOs, providing coverage for an estimated four million Medicare beneficiaries, have been established. CLP circles back with Miles for an update.

 
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bioMérieux Showcases Lab Workflow Efficiency Tool
LabScore, which measures optimization of people, process, and technology, aims to help lab leaders quickly identify their strengths and weaknesses. It also provides clear benchmarks for improvement.

 
Thermo Fisher Scientific Releases New Small Benchtop Centrifuge
It offers solid reliability and consistent results, with the flexibility to adapt to evolving clinical needs such as clinical chemistry, cell culture, microbiology, and hematology.

 
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CLP ONLINE TOPICS: Companion Diagnostics
Trevor Hawkins, PhD, senior vice president, Strategy, Innovation, and Business Development, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, discusses the company's expansion into companion diagnostics.

 
Region 4 Stork Collaborative Project: Lab Quality Improvement for Newborn Screening
Uses Mayo-developed software for postanalytical interpretation of complex metabolic profiles.

 
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CLSI Releases Document to Aid the Detection of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
This document addresses its detection by population-based newborn screening, which uses dried blood spot specimens to measure T-cell receptor excision circles.

 
Bruker MALDI Biotyper as Part of Antibiotic Stewardship Program Can Reduce Hospital Stays, Study Shows
The study shows the average length of stay was reduced by 2 days for participants in the antibiotic stewardship intervention group and overall costs were reduced by almost $20,000 per patient.

 
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Roche Gets FDA Approval for First Companion Diagnostic to Detect Gene Mutation Linked with a Type of Lung Cancer
This is the first FDA-approved companion diagnostic that detects epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutations, which are present in approximately 10% of non-small cell lung cancers.

 
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How Improved Search Results May Help Draw New Clients
Competitive lab professionals position themselves for search engine success in their markets by leveraging search engine optimization techniques that help them enjoy greater success in the search markets and the competitive markets.

 
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