Proper quality measures are vital in all areas of clinical laboratory testing to prevent or avoid carryover between samples, as well as to minimize the risk of false-positive results. The sample ...

Here is a sample additions to approved procedures list policy, used for the clinical policies and procedures manual at Western Reserve Surgery Center in Kent, Ohio, you can adapt for use in your ASC.

A clean catch urine sample or specimen is one of the least invasive procedures for a urine culture or urinalysis. The clean catch method aims to prevent bacteria from the skin of the penis or vagina ...

In the manufacturing, sale, purchase, or transfer of petroleum products, knowledge of the water content in lubricating oils, additives and similar products is crucial to estimate their performance and ...

To help prepare for the 2007 Firefighter and EMS Safety Stand Down, Firehouse.com offers more than three dozen SOPs and SOGs from around the country, that can be easily adapted by your department, ...

Recently developed two-stage estimation methods of sample selection models are used, in the context of data from the 1989 Labor Market Activity Survey, to examine labor supply decisions and wage ...

Although an operating room may look clean, studies have shown there’s room for improvement. For example, in an AORN Journal report, researchers found only 25 percent of OR surfaces targeted in a study ...