Laboratory/Patient Safety/Quality

Clinical labs are key to advancing health equity, reducing barriers, and improving access through innovation, collaboration, and community engagement. Dr. Morice shares his thoughts in the Lab Manager article, “Health Equity Starts in the Lab: Here’s How.”

By Jack Gilligan • November 19, 2024

Register now – Jan. 14, 2025
This webinar will provide an in-depth look at the efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Autopsy Lab through Lean principles. The presentation will outline the steps taken to set the foundation for Lean transformation. During the webinar, we will also review results of the transformation, which include increased productivity, reduced overtime usage, and improved employee satisfaction

By MCL Education • November 14, 2024

PACE/State of FL - Presentation Recording Coming Soon This webinar provides an overview of recent operational updates to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and administrative process changes in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

By MCL Education • August 14, 2024

PACE/State of FL
Internal assessments are integral to a laboratory’s quality management system (QMS). They allow laboratories to evaluate compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements, and laboratory operational practices. Internal assessments provide opportunities to enhance quality and continually improve the laboratory.

By MCL Education • July 9, 2024

PACE/FL -
This webinar will provide a brief history of the FDA’s interest in LDTs and review the new requirements in detail, serving as an introduction to medical device regulations in the context of a clinical laboratory.

By MCL Education • April 16, 2024

PACE/State of FL - This presentation will give learners an understanding of what problem-solving thinking is, as well as an overview of what DMAIC, A3, and PDSA problem-solving approaches are to support your quality and continuous improvement journey.

By MCL Education • January 31, 2024

PACE/State of FL This webinar will provide a methodology for laboratory leadership to review their test menu for assays that most impact the financial health of their laboratory.

By MCL Education • January 9, 2024

PACE / State of FL

This "Phlebotomy Webinar" will review proper blood culture collection techniques and demonstrate how specimen quality can impact patient care.

By MCL Education • November 15, 2023

PACE / State of FL
This “Continual Improvement” webinar provides an overview of the event management process deployed by the Mayo Clinic Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.

By MCL Education • October 25, 2023

PACE / State of FL
This “Continual Improvement” webinar will provide an overview of the most common CLIA deficiencies in 2022 and ideas for avoiding noncompliance. The presenters will also review new CMS rules for remote review that were published at the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency and provide an update on efforts to reform the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) provisions that are used to calculate laboratory reimbursement.

By MCL Education • September 13, 2023

PACE / State of FL

Phlebotomy and specimen collection services are on the forefront of patient diagnosis. However, more often than not, they are over shadowed by testing laboratories because they deliver the final test results. The focus of this webinar is to highlight key operational metrics that will help you run a successful phlebotomy laboratory service.

By MCL Education • June 14, 2023

PACE
This “Phlebotomy Webinar” will discuss real-world examples of patient behavior deemed unsafe and/or disrespectful and best practices for resolution.

By MCL Education • May 17, 2023

PACE / State of FL
This Continual Improvement webinar will focus on a data driven and systematic approach to understand demand, identify idle time, and optimize work schedules. We will examine the different variations that exist when performing staffing to workload analysis. Case studies will be utilized to generate ideas.

By MCL Education • March 8, 2023