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Jane Hermansen, MT(ASCP), Discusses Potential Impact of Price Transparency Regulations - Insights

Jane Hermansen, MT(ASCP), was recently featured in 360Dx discussing new federal regulations aimed at hospital price transparency.

Amid COVID-19 upheaval, DLMP staff steps up - Insights

When COVID-19 hit, staff in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic rose to the challenge with perseverance, flexibility, and resilience.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: March 26 - Insights

This week's research roundup feature: Implant-associated infections (IAIs) pose serious threats to patients and can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. These infections may be difficult to diagnose due, in part, to...

Use of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Slide Scanning for Detection of Intestinal Protozoa in Trichrome-Stained Stool Specimens - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Bobbi Pritt, M.D., describes the challenges to traditional microscopy for the detection of protozoa in stool specimens, lists potential uses of artificial intelligence in parasite detection, and discusses...

MCL - Informed Consent for Genetic Testing for Deceased Individuals - MC1235-243

MCL - Informed Consent Genetic Testing Deceased Individuals - Informed Consent Genetic Testing Deceased Individuals Testing genetic conditions complex Prior providing consent

Week in Review: May 27 - Insights

Today's highlights include: Long COVID affects more older adults, US has a new dominant COVID-19 strain, and Gianrico Farrugia explains how we can transform healthcare by moving from pipeline to platform.

Unraveling a diagnostic mystery: Ed Garber - Insights

Ed Garber spent months in physical and neurological decline while a cohort of care providers and specialists searched for the root cause of his symptoms. That search for answers ended after testing by Mayo Clinic Laboratories gave them the...

A clearer path through a difficult diagnosis - Insights

The fourth episode of “Life of a Specimen” video series explores the diagnosis enabled by antibody testing on Joy Carol’s cerebrospinal cord fluid and how her test result illuminated a path forward.

Week in Review: October 25 - Insights

Top highlights include: a new high-tech product may pose a threat to the classic stethoscope, bedtime might be the best time for blood pressure medications, food can help control chronic health conditions, and you may have had a silent...

Connecting a Patient to Blood Donation - Insights

Nikiesha Myers, a student in Mayo Clinic’s Medical Laboratory Science class of 2018, discusses her experience during rotations in the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center in Rochester, Minnesota.

The Ignorance of Laboratory Medicine - Insights

Justin Kreuter, M.D., reflects on the "ignorance" of laboratory medicine among clinical colleagues.

Twitter as a Microblog Platform - Insights

Justin Kreuter, M.D., highlights how professional networks can be nurtured continuously throughout the year with the help of Twitter.

Dangerous Goods Training - Insights

Self-paced online training and certification for safe collection, handling, packaging, and shipment of specimens.

The Adoption of Social Media in Education - Insights

Elissa Hall, Associate Director for Curriculum and Education Technology and an Assistant Professor at Mayo Clinic, discusses how the adoption of social media in education creates a flexible environment for facilitating collaborative, deeper...

Understanding Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis, Including C3 Glomerulopathy: Part 1 - Insights

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is a pattern of glomerular injury. Based on the etiology of MPGN, Drs. Sethi and Fervenza proposed a new histologic classification of MPGN into Ig/IC-mediated MPGN and complement-mediated...

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: November 14 - Insights

This week's research roundup feature: Microaggressions between members of a team occur often in medicine, even despite good intentions. Such situations call for difficult conversations that restore inclusivity, diversity, and a healthy work...

Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Jason Majorowicz - Insights

As an event management coordinator for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, Jason Majorowicz acts as an investigator when something may deviate from its established process. With a background in biotechnology...

MCL @Work: Rachel Freeman - Insights

Rachel is a referral specialist serving as the important link between Mayo Clinic Laboratories and our clients. With an eye on quality assurance, she helps patients and clinicians get answers faster.

How to Cut Costs without Cutting Corners - Insights

Nicole Folken, Education Specialist at Mayo Medical Laboratories, discusses how to cut costs without cutting corners when planning a conference or meeting.

March 1917: The "Lost Oration" #ThrowbackThursday - Insights

Intense changes roiled the world in March 1917, including Mayo Clinic. For several years, the Mayo brothers had seen the need to create formal programs in advanced education for physicians. They created an entity called the Mayo Foundation...

Life of a Specimen - Insights

Take a deeper look at the care provided to laboratory testing specimens along their meticulous journey through Mayo Clinic Laboratories testing.

Microlearning: All the Small Things - Insights

As the saying often goes, “It’s the small things that matter the most.” Jeremy Zacher, Education Specialist in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, discusses "microlearning" as a way of delivering learning content in...

Remember the Titans: Dr. Noseworthy, Other Leaders, Lauded in Harvard Business Pub #ThrowbackThursday - Insights

In an article about "titans who defined a new era in business during the last decade," former Mayo Clinic President and CEO John Noseworthy, M.D., looked back on his tenure with gratitude.

September 2023 - Cytopathology - Insights

This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Cytopathology.

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Mayo Laboratory Inquiry: Providing clients with quality service in the name of the patient - Insights

Lisa Brown, quality specialist for Mayo Clinic Laboratories customer service, explains working "behind the scenes" when a client calls Mayo Clinic Laboratories with an inquiry, that call is typically picked up within 20 seconds by an agent...

The birth of Mayo Clinic Laboratories: From tiny operation to international mainstay - Insights

In 1971, the Regional Laboratory, later to become Mayo Clinic Laboratories, was founded. For the first time in Mayo Clinic’s history, the institution would support the community practice of pathology for outside patients in the region and...

Heartbeats of gratitude: Scott Olson - Insights

In a quiet suburb outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, an ordinary Saturday took a sudden and alarming turn for Scott Olson when he began experiencing symptoms of ventricular tachycardia. Central to the care and treatment he'd receive at Mayo...

FISH testing helps detect unseen cancer cells: Shannon Camlek - Insights

On the brink of losing her battle with acute myeloid leukemia, Shannon Camlek arrived at Mayo Clinic as a last hope. Her chances didn’t look good, but with the help of specialized genetic testing, particularly FISH (fluorescence in situ...

Tick Dragging with Bobbi Pritt, M.D. - Insights

On a recent tick drag with Minnesota Department of Health researchers, Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Lab and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Lab Medicine and...

Perspectives Archives - Page 6 of 9 - Insights

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Favorite Mayo Clinic Stories of 2018: Three-Year-Old Patient Takes Break from Proton Therapy to Talk Trash #ThrowbackThursday - Insights

At just 3 years old, Reid Gleeson's passion is quite unique. He loves all things garbage. Mayo staff recently pulled some strings so Reid could get an insider's look at the world of garbage.

Oligosaccharidosis - Insights

Check out Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ expert-developed biochemical and molecular testing to confirm a diagnosis of oligosaccharidosis.

Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Paul Schneider - Insights

As a national accounts executive for Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Paul Schneider helps to improve and advance diagnostic patient care by bringing Mayo Clinic Laboratories testing to many of the nation’s top health care systems.

Advancing Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis - Insights

The standard laboratory test to diagnose multiple myeloma dates back to the Eisenhower administration. Research at Mayo Clinic spearheaded by David Murray, M.D., Ph.D. (PATH ’10), and fueled by his experience as an industrial chemist has...

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?

Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Elise Bieri Patzke - Insights

Elise Bieri Patzke has worked at Mayo Clinic for 17 years and is currently a project manager in Mayo Clinic BioPharma Diagnostics. She enjoys collaborating with her laboratory colleagues to pursue test development projects and biopharma...

Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Grant Elmquist - Insights

Working with Mayo Clinic BioPharma Diagnostics clients, Grant Elmquist is engaged in a wide range of activities that span research and science technology, as well as a host of disease states, all with the end goal of enhancing patient care.

Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Meredith Clark - Insights

As a bid coordinator, Meredith Clark’s work helps expand testing capabilities for Mayo Clinic Laboratories clients, so they can offer the right test at the right time for the right patient.

Testing for Streptococcus pneumoniae Antibodies - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Melissa Snyder, Ph.D., identifies the clinical application of testing for Streptococcus pneumoniae polysaccharide antibodies and describes the tests available for measuring these antibodies.

Pleural Mesothelioma - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Anja Roden, M.D., a thoracic pathologist at Mayo Clinic, gives an update on the 2021 World Health Organization (WHO) classification and ancillary testing of pleural mesothelioma.

Allergens - Insights

Browse our menu of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody testing, which can be useful in the evaluation of patients suspected of having an allergic disease.

Five steps for successful outreach program implementation - Insights

Learn the five elements essential to successfully implementing a complex outreach program project and what is at risk if you miss an element.

Life of a Specimen - Insights

Take a deeper look at the care provided to laboratory testing specimens along their meticulous journey through Mayo Clinic Laboratories testing.

Dr. Morice Shares Trends and Predictions for 2025 - Insights

The healthcare and diagnostics landscape is poised for transformative changes driven by technological advancements and evolving market dynamics.

Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Daniel Kronemann - Insights

As a clinical laboratory technologist, Daniel Kronemann enjoys going beyond his day-to-day work as he explores new ways to enhance processes and systems in Bacteriology.

Highlighting MML Regional Service Representatives - Insights

Our Mayo Medical Laboratory regional service representatives provide outstanding support to our clients and have the opportunity to share the Mayo Clinic mission and expertise with laboratories around the world. To gain a good understanding...

Winter Activities: Safety Tips - Insights

Here in Minnesota, we have entered into the time of year that is either loved or hated by Minnesotans: winter. In honor of Winter Hazard Awareness Week, November 6–10, Pat Hlavka, CSP, Safety Coordinator at Mayo Clinic, suggests resources...

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.