The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has a long history of skepticism when reviewing financial arrangements between laboratories and referral sources, such ...

Diagnostics, particularly blood cultures, play a key role in sepsis diagnosis. Best practices are well-known for collection, transport, and processing of blood cultures, but historically relatively ...

Recent expert guidance emphasizes that proper pre-test preparation — from fasting correctly to timing sample collection — can significantly improve the accuracy of lab results and help avoid delays.

Preanalytical errors in clinical labs—like hemolysis, contamination, or mislabeling—can derail patient care before testing even begins. These mistakes are most common in high-pressure areas like ...

Effective diagnosis of genetic diseases depends on the skills of a multidisciplinary team with a wide range of clinical and laboratory experience. Three types of laboratory investigation can be ...