Ensure Your Laboratory is Prepared for CLIA Regulation Changes in 2024 In our continued efforts to assist you with ongoing strategies to maintain a comprehensive compliance program for your laboratory, it is DTPM’s goal to deliver relevant regulatory changes that may impact your laboratory. On July 11, 2022, CMS published its Final Rule – Clinical Laboratory Improvement […]
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Is It Time to Upgrade My Laboratory Instruments?
Is It Time to Upgrade My Laboratory Instruments? Clinical laboratories are faced with trying to stay on the cutting edge of technology to maintain and grow their services to their clients. Laboratories attempting to grow their business may soon find out that their current instrumentation cannot accommodate increased test volume or a broader test menu. […]
Xylazine – the New Threat in the War Against Drug Abuse in the United States
Xylazine – the New Threat in the War Against Drug Abuse in the United States Several agencies such as the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) have recently issued public health warnings about a new threat in the […]
The CDC Reports an Increase in Covid-19 Numbers
Covid-19 is surging yet again. Is your lab ready for the demand? According to the CDC, the current weekly average of new COVID-19 cases has increased by 49.6% with a reported total of 99,241,649 COVID-19 cases in the United States as of December 7, 2022. Covid-19-related hospitalizations have increased by roughly 25% in the last […]
The Monkeypox Virus
The Monkeypox Virus THE ORIGINS OF MONKEYPOX The current Monkeypox infection outbreak is known to most people in the United States, due to the media coverage and cautions you see onscreen every day. Currently, the US has reported nearly 16,000 confirmed cases and more than 44,000 cases, globally. Fortunately, there are no reported deaths directly […]
DTPM Doesn’t Shave to Save for Movember
The Movember Movement November was men’s health month; Globally, men die on average 5 years earlier than women, and for reasons that are largely preventable. This means that it doesn’t have to be that way: we can all take action to live healthier, happier, and longer lives. DTPM Joined in the Movember Campaign to help […]