As a laboratory executive, you are in charge of ensuring your lab operations including lab staffing, testing, and reporting run smoothly and deliver the best results to your referring physicians and groups. In today’s healthcare world, the patient experience is top of mind and if one system across your lab tech stack isn’t holding…
Greg Ingle’s background is eclectic to say the least. Greg was a host in the 90’s for various radio stations and was a nightclub DJ in Asia until getting into his first consulting job with an Oracle shop. Since then he has primarily worked in information and technology in a myriad of roles. Greg transitioned into…
Medical laboratory managers and technicians play an important role in the prevention and diagnosis of diseases of all kinds. These lab techs are irreplaceable in the lab as they set up and sanitize laboratories, prepare specimens, match blood compatibility for transfusions, analyze fluid chemical content, collect blood samples, examine immune system elements and so…
Evaluating a LIMS and reporting solution can be overwhelming. Not only does your lab’s reporting affect the quality of your own lab and processes, but your reports affect the end patient experience, too. While there are many questions you should ask in order to find the right solution and the right team to partner…
Over the last 10 years, it has come to public knowledge that genes do not necessarily have to express themselves. Integrative doctors have brought to our patients’ attention that genes are turned on or off by our environment. Our environment includes the food we eat, the nutritional supplements we take, the thoughts we have,…
Over the past few weeks, Pathagility has been a part of several written pieces on the Pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing market. We appreciate this coverage and continue to be excited about the healthcare benefits of PGx testing – and our role in it. Below are links to some of the articles and blog postings… Pathagility Taking On Pharmacogenetics Market –…
How long does it take to launch a pathology lab business and start generating reports? 6 months? 3 months? How about 1 week?!? That’s how long it took one of our clients. Now, obviously more than a week went into the planning and organization of developing their new business, but one week after we signed a…
We received a call from one of our lab customers requesting a results only interface for one of their referring physicians. The referring physician has sent only a small volume of cases to the lab, and the cost from the EMR vendor alone would make the cost of an interface unjustifiable. The referring physician group…
Many pathology labs we talk with have purchased, developed and deployed FileMaker Pro database lab systems. This seems even more true in smaller independent and hospital labs due to cost and ease of deployment factors. We would like to hear from those of you that utilize FileMaker Pro. Here are a few questions for you… Overall, are…
For Christmas, Santa brought me an iPad (which I thought was very cool by the way!) I’ve been living vicariously through friends and business associates who were early adopters. Now that I have one and it is fully integrated into my daily life, I’ve started picturing how a device like this might be useful in the…