MAY/JUNE 1998

CLINICAL
LABORATORY
SCIENCE

VOLUME 11/NUMBER 3

 

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EDITORIAL

Bridging Healthcare and Technology
Marian Schwabbauer


 

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WASHINGTON BEAT

Will Congress Respond to Consumer Health Care Concerns?
Judy Davis, Don Lavanty


 

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CLINICAL PRACTICE

Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci; The Ultimate Nosocomial Pathogen?
Connie R Mahon, Scott Bowman

Health Care 2000: Part 3–Integration Strategies
Russell C Coile Jr


 

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1998 ASCLS ANNUAL MEETING

Advanced Training Institute

Governance Schedule

ASCLS Annual Meeting Schedule at a Glance

1998 ASCLS Annual Meeting Program

AACC/ASCLS Clinical Laboratory Exposition: 1998 Exhibitors

Annual Meeting Abstract Submission Instructions and Form

Program/Presentation Proposal Form


 

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RESEARCH

Discrepancies in International Normalized Rations (INR) in Swine and Humans
DL McGlasson, JR Hickman, LE More, HA Best, LO Jacobs, DA Brickey, RH Doe


 

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REPORTS AND REVIEWS

Tracing Our Roots: The Beginnings of a Profession
Virginia R Kotlarz

From Student Laboratory to Clinical Environment
Raymond L Olesinski, Jean Brickell, Michele Pray

Laboratory Cross Training Needs Assessment
William H Boisvert, Abdul H Shaikh


 

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FOCUS: JCAHO UPDATE

The 1998 JCAHO Laboratory Survey Process
Sandra S Heatherley

Tips for Complying with JCAHO’s Most Challenging Laboratory Standards
Anne C Belanger

One Year as a JCAHO Laboratory Surveyor
Judy Gabriel

Continuing Education Learning Objectives and Questions; Focus Schedule; Registration Form


188 TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGY

 

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