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Applying the Staffing-to-Workload Methodology: On-Site and Off-Site Operational Needs - Insights
Mike Baisch, Principal Systems Engineer at Mayo Clinic, discusses the inclusion of on-site and off-site operational needs of the laboratory in his staffing-to-workload analysis.
What's New in Health Care Reform: Feb. 13 - Insights
Top highlights include: College education doesn't protect against Alzheimer's, A.I. shows promise as a physician assistant, how machine learning is crafting precision medicine, CVS introduces new concept store with more health care, and...
A decade-long search for answers ends at Mayo Clinic: Tyler Hart - Insights
After years of misdiagnosis, Tyler Hart found answers at Mayo Clinic, discovering he had NF155-IgG4 autoimmune nodopathy instead of CIDP
MCL @Work: Jane Hermansen - Insights
Outreach manager Jane Hermansen regards Mayo Clinic as the pinnacle of healthcare. Having spent her formative years in Minnesota, she was inspired by her uncle Roger to embark on a path as a laboratory scientist. Presently, she oversees the...
IMPACTS Team Continues to Combat Life-Threatening Arthropod-Borne Infections in Belize - Insights
Now in its second year of a five-year initiative to better understand and detect arboviruses in Belize, the IMPACTS (Integrated Mayo Clinic Program for Arbovirus Community health education Training and Surveillance) project has expanded its...
Testing Archives - Page 6 of 26 - Insights
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Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: July 23 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal manifestations of immunoglobulin G4-related disease.
Malabsorption - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Stool testing is a critical component of diagnosing EPI and Mayo Clinic Laboratories offers multiple tests to help clinicians in their work-up of these patients.
Mayo Clinic Laboratories works with hospitals and health care institutions to strengthen their ability to reach more patients and provide the best possible outcomes. These case studies feature some of challenges that Mayo Clinic...
Colorectal and GI Cancer Testing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
The results and interpretations from our laboratories provide clinically actionable results to guide treatment selection, ensuring every patient receives the medication most appropriate for care.
Chromosomal microarray better informs brain tumor diagnosis - Insights
Molecular biomarkers are a critical component in the treatment of adult and pediatric brain tumors. Robert Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' chromosomal microarray provides more comprehensive and accurate tumor...
Gynecological cancer - Insights
Find out how our gynecological cancer panels evaluate genes with relevance to diagnosing and treating uterine, ovarian, and endometrial cancers.
Viral Hepatitis Testing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
At Mayo Clinic, we utilize an algorithmic approach to testing that takes the guesswork out of test ordering to focus on proper test utilization, saving your institution time and money.
Neurodevelopmental disorders - Insights
Learn more about how chromosomal microarray can be used as a first-tier diagnostic test for those with congenital abnormalities and developmental disabilities.
Mosquito-borne disease - Insights
View our comprehensive menu of individually orderable tests and panels for mosquito-borne diseases and our algorithmic approach to testing.
CMS Date of Service Policy - Insights
If your organization refers outpatient testing to Mayo Clinic Laboratories (MCL) for molecular pathology tests, the performing laboratory will be required to bill Medicare directly for tests that meet specific requirements. This new...
Endocrinology Testing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Standardization of procedures and protocols is essential for the reliable interpretation of dynamic endocrine testing results. Our test menu includes more than 70 common and esoteric analytes and is constantly growing.
Thiopurine Management Testing for IBD - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Thiopurine management is important because it can detect individuals with low thiopurinemethyltransferase (TPMT) activity who are at risk for excessive myelosuppression or severe hematopoietic toxicity when taking thiopurine drugs.
Present Approaches to Testing - Insights
Discussing current test applications that you can implement in your laboratory or practice today.
Research collaborations - Insights
Find out about setting up a contract with Mayo Clinic, analytical validation, the role of the institutional review board, and how your data will be handled.
Six ways innovative lupus tests are transforming patient and clinician experiences - Insights
The Lupus Foundation of America estimates that at least five million people worldwide have a form of lupus. Yet, the most widely used laboratory tests for patients with this complex condition were developed more than 60 years ago, and...
Next-generation sequencing - Insights
Browse our comprehensive next-generation sequencing test menu for patients who have bleeding and thrombosis disorders.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Testing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Find out how our clinically validated testing for acute myeloid leukemia can provide critical diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic information for physicians.
Muscle and nerve biopsy consultation - Insights
Our experienced muscle and nerve specialists apply their knowledge to correlate pathological findings with clinical presentation and other testing to confirm specific neuromuscular diseases.
Neuropathies - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Our comprehensive approach evaluates specific antibodies associated with autoimmune or paraneoplastic neuropathies offering answers for patients.
Mucopolysaccharidosis - Insights
Learn more about how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ testing for mucopolysaccharidosis can assist with diagnosis and disease management.
November 2023 - Laboratory Genetics and Genomics - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides a Clinical Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Laboratory Genetics and Genomics.
Ova and parasite testing - Insights
Learn about our ova and parasite test and its role as a fundamental laboratory method to detect parasitic helminths and protozoa in stool specimens.
Invasive fungal infection - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ fungal biomarker test rapidly screens for invasive fungal infections caused by various fungal pathogens.
Histoplasma/Blastomyces - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories full menu of testing for Histoplasma or Blastomyces infection includes an innovative, direct detection assay can detect antigens from both species.
Find out how our kidney stone services identify the physical compositions of stones to help optimize care for patients with nephrolithiasis.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Jan. 15 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights how the loss of FOXO1 cooperates with TMPRSS2-ERG overexpression to promote prostate tumorigenesis and cell invasion.
According to Mayo Clinic research published in JAMA, six genes contain mutations that may be passed down in families, substantially increasing a person’s risk for pancreatic cancer.
September 2023 - Cardiovascular Pathology - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Cardiovascular Pathology.
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Advises How to Remove a Tick Quickly and Correctly - Insights
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, advises how to remove a tick quickly and correctly.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Sept. 18 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights Mayo Clinic researchers who conducted a study to characterize the clinical, pathologic, and survival implications of non-V600 BRAF mutations in metastatic colorectal cancer.
Dietrich Matern, M.D., Ph.D., Division Chair of Laboratory Genetics in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, Minnesota, has been appointed as a new director on the board of the American College of Medical...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Nov. 5 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal manifestations of IgG4-related disease.
Week in Review: March 11 - Insights
Today's Highlights Include: MN has 14 hospitals in Newsweek's U.S. Top 500; Mayo best in the world, medical supplies head to Ukraine from Rochester, and how does your body react to stress?
Week in Review: March 25 - Insights
Today's Highlights Include: e-changing kidney swap, climate change is making allergy season even worse, and a Minnesota Milestone: A day without COVID-19 deaths.
Week in Review: March 18 - Insights
Today's Highlights Include: A new strategy for staying one step ahead of the virus, Pfizer CEO says another Covid booster will be needed, and Senate votes to make daylight saving time permanent.
July 2023 - Molecular Pathology - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides a Clinical Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Molecular Pathology.
Future Direction of Lab Medicine - Insights
Looking into the future of laboratory medicine and pathology and providing insight into the direction its heading.
Stories - Patient Spotlight Archives - Page 3 of 4 - Insights
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Pancreatic Elastase - Insights
Puanani Hopson, D.O., a Mayo Clinic pediatric gastroenterologist, explains the pancreatic elastase test — a screening test that can be useful when symptoms point to the possibility of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Dr. Hopson reviews...
Zhiyv (Neal) Niu, Ph.D., and Christopher Klein, M.D., explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' updated neuromuscular gene panel informs diagnosis and treatment. The phenotype-based panel covers the complete list of neuromuscular genes and...
New tests launched in May - Insights
In May 2022, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced multiple new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
Genetic Testing to Enhance Multiple Myeloma Treatment - Insights
Multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer, but most people haven’t heard of it until they or someone they know is diagnosed with the disease. March is Myeloma Action Month—a time to focus attention on the fight against...
Examining dendritic cells to uncover immunity defects - Insights
Dendritic cells play a crucial role in the body's immune response. Research has shown that too few of these cells in the blood may signal a defect in innate immunity. Up to this point, however, no clinical test has been available to count...
5 Tips for Effectively Surveying Lab Customers - Insights
Surveys are crucial for strengthening laboratory operations. Get insights for how to make them as effective as possible.