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November 2007 Clinical Laboratory News: Volume 33, Number 11
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| COVER STORIES |
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The Groundwork for the National Electronic Health Record System
What Pitfalls Lie Ahead as Test Results Go Digital?
By Julie McDowell |
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As federal efforts to fulfill President Bush’s national health IT agenda move forward, clinical laboratory leaders are warning of the potential pitfalls of incorporating test results into electronic health records. |
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Gene Expression Profile Tests for Breast Cancer Recurrence
Do They Inform Treatment Decisions?
By Deborah Levenson |
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Gene expression profiles may help identify early-stage breast cancer patients who may benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy, yet oncologists are not always sure what to do with the data. |
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| SERIES ARTICLE |
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HDL-C
The Changing Testing Paradigm
Part 1
By Alan T. Remaley, MD, PHD, and G. Russell Warnick, MS, MBA |
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New knowledge is challenging the testing paradigm for HDL-C, a highly utilized test to assess patients’ risk of CHD. Part 1 of this article describes the atherogenic properties of HDL, the current understanding of the composition of HDL particles, and the status of lab measurements of HDL. |
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NEWS BRIEF |
| Improvement in Healthcare Quality Slowed in 2006 |
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INSIDE |
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Groups Issue Consensus Statement on HbA1c Standardization
By Deborah Levenson
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A recent consensus statement from the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine and three diabetes groups calls for worldwide standardization of hemoglobin (HbA1c) test results through adoption of the IFCC reference method and notes agreement on three other principles. | |
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| Barbara Goldsmith Elected 2009 AACC President |
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