Communiqué Archives - Insights https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/category/stories/communique/ Get the latest news and education from Mayo Clinic Laboratories Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:07:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 How the COVID-19 pandemic has increased public knowledge of lab testing https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/04/24/how-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-increased-public-knowledge-of-lab-testing/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/04/24/how-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-increased-public-knowledge-of-lab-testing/#respond Mon, 24 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=99942 How the COVID-19 pandemic has increased public knowledge of lab testingWhile the accelerated innovation and increased access to testing that’s occurred because of the COVID-19 pandemic has been critically important to worldwide health care, so too has the crash course in laboratory testing and pathology the general public has received throughout the entirety of the pandemic.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/04/24/how-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-increased-public-knowledge-of-lab-testing/feed/ 0 Neuro-oncology: An integrated approach to interpreting genetic information from brain tumor samples  https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/01/02/neuro-oncology-an-integrated-approach-to-interpreting-genetic-information-from-brain-tumor-samples/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/01/02/neuro-oncology-an-integrated-approach-to-interpreting-genetic-information-from-brain-tumor-samples/#respond Mon, 02 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=95408 Neuro-oncology: An integrated approach to interpreting genetic information from brain tumor samples As part of Mayo Clinic’s Neuro-Oncology practice, the Division of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics tests about 50 brain tumors a week, and upwards of 1,500 brain tumors a year from all over the world.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/01/02/neuro-oncology-an-integrated-approach-to-interpreting-genetic-information-from-brain-tumor-samples/feed/ 0 Mayo Laboratory Inquiry: Providing clients with quality service in the name of the patient https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/09/26/mayo-laboratory-inquiry-providing-clients-with-quality-service-in-the-name-of-the-patient/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/09/26/mayo-laboratory-inquiry-providing-clients-with-quality-service-in-the-name-of-the-patient/#respond Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=90909 Mayo Laboratory Inquiry: Providing clients with quality service in the name of the patientLisa Brown, quality specialist for Mayo Clinic Laboratories customer service, explains working "behind the scenes" when a client calls Mayo Clinic Laboratories with an inquiry, that call is typically picked up within 20 seconds by an agent from Mayo Laboratory Inquiry (MLI). There are no phone trees or automated menus to wade through before they reach an agent. Agents mind the phones 24/7, 365 days a year.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/09/26/mayo-laboratory-inquiry-providing-clients-with-quality-service-in-the-name-of-the-patient/feed/ 0 Mayo Clinic Laboratories: Quality testing from start to finish https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/06/20/mayo-clinic-laboratories-quality-testing-from-start-to-finish/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/06/20/mayo-clinic-laboratories-quality-testing-from-start-to-finish/#respond Mon, 20 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=88668 Mayo Clinic Laboratories: Quality testing from start to finishGuided by a patient-centric philosophy, Mayo Clinic Laboratories has a unique internal structure of quality specialists, coordinators, and engineers who constantly evaluate and improve laboratory operations. This structure supports a host of quality assurance activities.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/06/20/mayo-clinic-laboratories-quality-testing-from-start-to-finish/feed/ 0 Every test tube connects to a patient: Quality control of specimens in the pre-analytic phase   https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/03/21/every-test-tube-connects-to-a-patient-quality-control-of-specimens-in-the-pre-analytic-phase/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/03/21/every-test-tube-connects-to-a-patient-quality-control-of-specimens-in-the-pre-analytic-phase/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2022 12:50:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=85070 Every test tube connects to a patient: Quality control of specimens in the pre-analytic phase  Each day, some 40 to 45 thousand specimens are shipped to Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester, Minnesota, from hospitals and other health care organizations around the world. And for every sample, there’s a patient to whom it belongs, someone on the other end hoping for answers to a challenging, perhaps even life-threatening, condition.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/03/21/every-test-tube-connects-to-a-patient-quality-control-of-specimens-in-the-pre-analytic-phase/feed/ 0 The evolution of specimen accessioning and delivery https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2021/11/15/the-evolution-of-specimen-accessioning-and-delivery/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2021/11/15/the-evolution-of-specimen-accessioning-and-delivery/#respond Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:45:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=81779 The evolution of specimen accessioning and deliveryThe last installment of our 50th Anniversary series explores how Mayo Clinic Laboratories pioneered best practices in the area of specimen accessioning and delivery.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2021/11/15/the-evolution-of-specimen-accessioning-and-delivery/feed/ 0 Building the business of lab medicine https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2021/10/18/building-the-business-of-lab-medicine/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2021/10/18/building-the-business-of-lab-medicine/#respond Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:45:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=80532 Building the business of lab medicineIn part three of the 50th Anniversary series, Mayo Clinic Laboratories looks further outside the walls of Mayo Clinic. With the belief that the latest in diagnostic testing should be available to any patient, no matter where they are located, the sales force was born.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2021/10/18/building-the-business-of-lab-medicine/feed/ 0 Then and now: Upholding Mayo Clinic’s core values https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2021/09/20/then-and-now-upholding-mayo-clinics-core-values/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2021/09/20/then-and-now-upholding-mayo-clinics-core-values/#respond Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:45:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=79811 Then and now: Upholding Mayo Clinic’s core valuesPart two of the 50th Anniversary series highlights how Mayo Clinic Laboratories has remained focused on our core values through support of Mayo Clinic’s three shields – integrated clinical practice, research, and education.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2021/09/20/then-and-now-upholding-mayo-clinics-core-values/feed/ 0 The birth of Mayo Clinic Laboratories: From tiny operation to international mainstay https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2021/08/16/the-birth-of-mayo-clinic-laboratories-from-tiny-operation-to-international-mainstay/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2021/08/16/the-birth-of-mayo-clinic-laboratories-from-tiny-operation-to-international-mainstay/#respond Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:45:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=78876 The birth of Mayo Clinic Laboratories: From tiny operation to international mainstayIn 1971, the Regional Laboratory, later to become Mayo Clinic Laboratories, was founded. For the first time in Mayo Clinic’s history, the institution would support the community practice of pathology for outside patients in the region and beyond.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2021/08/16/the-birth-of-mayo-clinic-laboratories-from-tiny-operation-to-international-mainstay/feed/ 0 A “sandbox” for innovation: The Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2021/07/12/a-sandbox-for-innovation-the-advanced-diagnostic-laboratory/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2021/07/12/a-sandbox-for-innovation-the-advanced-diagnostic-laboratory/#respond Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=77781 A “sandbox” for innovation: The Advanced Diagnostics LaboratoryMayo Clinic’s Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory (ADL) is a visionary space designed to foster innovation. The ADL has a direct impact on patient lives, bringing promising tests and services to patients at Mayo and around the world.

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