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Familial Variant Targeted Testing (FMTT) - Insights
In this month's "Hot Topic," Megan Hoenig, M.S., M.P.H., CGC, a licensed and certified genetic counselor with the Division of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, describes the principles and benefits of Familial...
High-Resolution Targeted Benzodiazepine Screen - Insights
In this “Hot Topic,” Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., highlights Mayo Clinic’s targeted benzodiazepine assay and discusses the advantages and limitations of various urine-screening assays as well as quantitative confirmatory testing to determine...
Accurate Kidney Stone Analysis - Insights
In this “Hot Topic,” Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., highlights Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ AI-augmented kidney stone test and discusses the proper procedures for collecting and processing kidney stones to provide accurate, cost-effective analysis of...
Five trends happening in the laboratory industry - Insights
Managing a successful hospital-based laboratory in today’s economic climate requires leaders to anticipate challenges, navigate obstacles, and develop creative approaches to unusual circumstances. The Mayo Clinic Laboratories outreach team...
Genetic Testing for Inherited Cardiovascular Disorders - Insights
In this month's "Hot Topic," Linnea Baudhuin, Ph.D., discusses Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ up-to-date gene panel tests for cardiomyopathies and arrhythmias, connective tissue and vascular fragility disorders, dyslipidemias, and congenital...
Whole genome sequencing streamlines diagnosis - Insights
Nicole Boczek, Ph.D., and Sarah Barnett, M.S., CGC, explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' whole genome sequencing provides comprehensive information for rapid diagnosis of hereditary disorders.
Marketing Strategies and Considerations for the Outreach Laboratory - Insights
In this episode of Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ “Leveraging the Laboratory” podcast, host Jane Hermansen, outreach manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, talks with Andrew Tofilon, director of marketing at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. They discuss...
When to test for norovirus: Dr. Bill Morice - Insights
In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host and William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., discuss what’s causing recent outbreaks of norovirus and how to keep yourself protected from this leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States.
Maintaining Quality Within an Outreach Program - Insights
In this episode of Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ “Leveraging the Laboratory” podcast, host Jane Hermansen, outreach manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, talks with quality management coordinator Kate Pearce about optimizing preanalytic quality...
What the Patient Considers When Choosing a Laboratory - Insights
Patients want to use a laboratory that is easy to work with, and there are different definitions of “easy.” Ultimately, health systems want to have the patients they serve use their health system laboratories. If patients are choosing to go...
Outreach Quality and Satisfaction - The Patient's View - Insights
As healthcare continues to evolve and payment models become more inclusive of patient satisfaction measures, it is vitally important for laboratories to focus on improving the patient experience. Because the laboratory is a critical element...
How to Create a Positive Customer Experience - Insights
In this episode of Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ “Leveraging the Laboratory” podcast, host Jane Hermansen, outreach manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, talks with outreach solutions strategists Ellen Dijkman Dulkes and Brianne Newton about...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: January 10 - Insights
This week's research roundup features: Drug testing in support of the diagnosis of neonatal abstinence syndrome: The current situation
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk Panel with GALAD Score - Insights
In this “Hot Topic,” Joshua Bornhorst, Ph.D., assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic, reviews biomarker component testing for hepatocellular carcinoma, explains the GALAD score, and explores GALAD score...
AHUSD - Overview: Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Complement Panel, Serum and Plasma
Detecting deficiencies in the alternative pathway that can cause atypical-hemolytic uremic syndrome, dense deposit disease, and C3 glomerulonephritis A second-tier test that aids in the differential diagnosis of thrombotic...
Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Kimberly Knight - Insights
As a national accounts executive for Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Kimberly Knight helps clients see and understand the importance of laboratory testing and how partnering with Mayo Clinic Laboratories on that testing can help them and their...
Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Callie Bishop - Insights
As a director of operations for Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Callie Bishop helps meet the needs of Mayo Clinic Laboratories clients both virtually and onsite in the field.
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.
Lab Week: Appreciating clinical laboratory personnel - Insights
Thank you to all laboratory professionals for their efforts to provide critical answers for patients every day, and drive innovation in the field of medicine.
Key performance indicators for laboratory outreach programs - Insights
Key performance indicators (KPIs) should be a part of every laboratory’s quality improvement plan, and that includes outreach-specific KPI metrics. Financial, internal-facing, and client-facing KPIs for outreach programs help to create a...
Malabsorption panel: Filling a gap in pediatric care - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories is committed to innovation that provides the right test at the right time for the right patients. That effort always starts with identifying gaps in patient care. Filling those gaps sometimes involves not developing...
Unique collaboration advances discoveries for rare disease - Insights
The nonprofit patient advocacy group called The MOG Project supports patients with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD), which is a rare and debilitating central nervous system demyelinating disorder. A...
Melanoma panel expands ability to diagnose tumors - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ MayoComplete Melanoma Panel is a comprehensive test that better informs the prognosis and treatment of melanoma. It can be applied to unusual tumors that haven’t yet been identified as melanoma as well as melanomas...
Expanded colorectal cancer panel tests more genes - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories has developed a new colorectal cancer test, the MayoComplete Colorectal Cancer Panel (Mayo ID: MCCRC), in response to the latest recommendations for testing and treatment from the American Society of Clinical...
Noninvasive DNA testing via liquid biopsy - Insights
The MayoComplete Liquid Biopsy Panel offers a noninvasive alternative to traditional cell-based biopsies. This allow for faster turnaround time and the ability to perform molecular DNA testing in cancer patients where tumor tissue isn’t...
How digital pathology provides faster answers - Insights
Almost four years ago, Mayo Clinic launched the Digital Pathology Program, a major pathology initiative. Phase 2 of this multi-phase rollout has recently been completed, which involved the implementation of cutting-edge digital equipment...
Making sense of an ever-changing regulatory environment - Insights
In this episode of Mayo Clinic Laboratories “Leveraging the Laboratory” podcast, host Jane Hermansen, outreach manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, and Shannon Bennett, director of regulatory affairs for Mayo Clinic’s Department of...
Identifying disease biomarkers with phage immunoprecipitation sequencing - Insights
Mayo Clinic’s Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory researchers are using phage immunoprecipitation sequencing to discover new serological biomarkers for autoimmune diseases.
The Latest on Measles: Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D. - Insights
In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo...
Memorial Day Specimen Shipment Alert - Insights
Due to the Memorial Day holiday (recognized on Monday, May 29), Mayo Clinic Laboratories' specimen pickup and delivery schedules will be altered. To ensure that your specimen vitality and turnaround times are not affected, please plan...
Emerging fungal pathogens: Dr. Nancy Wengenack - Insights
In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, and Nancy Wengenack, Ph.D., director of the Mycology and Mycobacteriology Laboratories at Mayo...
Predictors to Direct Neural Antibody Testing in Autoimmune Encephalitis/Epilepsy - Insights
In this “Hot Topic,” Divyanshu Dubey, M.B.B.S., associate professor of laboratory medicine and pathology and neurology at Mayo Clinic, discusses various clinical and paraclinical features of autoimmune encephalitis, autoimmune seizures, and...
PD-L1 Testing by Immunohistochemistry - Insights
In this month's "Hot Topic," Anja Roden, M.D., discusses the role of PD-L1 interaction in the immune system, challenges of PD-L1 testing, and current PD-L1 companion testing in various tumor types.
A collaborative study between Mayo Clinic and the University of Illinois debunked the previous consensus about how kidney stones grow.
The evolution of specimen accessioning and delivery - Insights
The last installment of our 50th Anniversary series explores how Mayo Clinic Laboratories pioneered best practices in the area of specimen accessioning and delivery.
Collaboration identifies previously unknown blood clotting condition - Insights
A medical mystery surrounding a clotting disease spurred a collaboration between Mayo Clinic and University of Michigan Health to develop a new test methodology and the discovery of a previously unknown blood clotting condition.
Register Now: 24th International Surgical Pathology Symposium - Insights
The 24th International Surgical Pathology Symposium is an exciting opportunity for practicing surgical pathologists to expand their knowledge and skills. Presented by Mayo Clinic Laboratories, this four-day conference will address common...
Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Vanessa Gonzalez Casar - Insights
As a hospital account executive for Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Vanessa Gonzalez Casar supports and partners with local hospitals to ensure their patients receive the right test at the right time.
Legislative update and at-home testing: Dr. Bill Morice - Insights
William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic. In this episode, they kick off the new year with a...
Ethanol biomarker test features longer detection window - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories has developed a new direct ethanol biomarker test for alcohol consumption that has a much longer detection window than existing urine tests for alcohol use.
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...
A novel testing approach for newly identified VEXAS syndrome - Insights
VEXAS syndrome is a severe autoinflammatory disease that results in a spectrum of rheumatologic and hematologic conditions. The underlying cause of newly identified VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic) syndrome —...
Mayo Clinic monitoring rising avian influenza cases - Insights
In a post on Mayo Clinic’s News Network, Mayo Clinic’s director of Clinical Virology, Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., explains the concern over a potential human-to-human outbreak of avian influenza and what’s being done at Mayo Clinic and...
West Nile virus: Elitza Theel, Ph.D. - Insights
In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, and Elitza Theel, Ph.D., director of the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic,...
Why cancer death rates are declining: Dr. Ansell - Insights
Steven Ansell, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Division of Hematology and senior deputy director, Midwest, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for a discussion with host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., about...
Flea-borne Typhus: Elitza Theel, Ph.D. - Insights
In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by Elitza Theel, Ph.D., director of the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory at...
Dengue and Chikungunya Outbreaks: Elitza Theel, Ph.D. - Insights
In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, and Elitza Theel, Ph.D., director of the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic,...
What to Know About Leprosy: Nancy Wengenack, Ph.D. - Insights
In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by Nancy Wengenack, Ph.D., director of the Mycology and Mycobacteriology Laboratories...
Neurofilament light chain: Bjorn Oskarsson, M.D. - Insights
In this test-specific episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, and Bjorn Oskarsson, M.D., a neurologist at Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus, discuss...
The Importance of Sales Call Planning in Laboratory Outreach Sales - Insights
Sales is a vital component of a thriving laboratory outreach program. It requires a unique skill set and a dedicated focus on advocating the value of your laboratory and its ability to deliver reliable, high-quality services to your...