CPT codes and LOINC update: January 2022 - Insights
CPT code updates posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of January.
May 2023 - Hematopathology - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides a Clinical Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Hematopathology.
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing determines whether these bacteria are susceptible or resistant to a particular antibiotic. Bacteria are added onto plates of solid agar, where each plate has a different and increasing concentration of...
Lung Transplant Recipient's First Breath Goes Viral #ThrowbackThursday - Insights
Jennifer Jones lay in a hospital bed about to take her first breath with new lungs. Cystic fibrosis had stolen Jennifer's breath, and so much more, over the years. A lung transplant gave her a chance to get some of it back.
July 2023 - Clinical Microbiology - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides a Clinical Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Clinical Microbiology.
Weather Preparedness: Hey, How's That Weather? - Insights
Weather always seems to be at the forefront of people's minds and discussions—especially in Minnesota. We are always commenting on needing more rain, that it’s too cold, or that a blizzard is on its way. Weather, however, is no trivial...
Applying the Staffing-to-Workload Methodology: Identifying Daily Indirect Effort Needs - Insights
Mike Baisch, Principal Systems Engineer at Mayo Clinic, demonstrates how daily indirect effort tasks contribute to staffing plans and needs in the staffing-to-workload methodology.
1830s and 1840s: Mayo's First Mentor #ThrowbackThursday - Insights
When making an announcement or accepting a professional recognition, William J. Mayo, M.D., and Charles Mayo, M.D., often spoke in terms of “my brother and I” and “our father taught us.” These statements are some of the institution’s...
Eye Injury Prevention Month - Insights
According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, it's important to make eye health part of a daily work wellness routine. So what does this mean to those of us working in clinical diagnostic laboratories? For National Eye Injury...
The prostate health index or phi test reduces the need for prostate cancer biopsies by 30 percent.