Eight Questions Every Phlebotomist MUST Answer Correctly: #5

Do you adhere to proper patient ID without exception?

Dennis Ernst, April 27, 2021

Blood Culture Contamination Webinar to Discuss New Benchmark

A 3% contamination rate won't be acceptable much longer

Dennis Ernst, April 23, 2021

Underfilling Tubes Causes Hemolysis, Alters Results

Those who draw blood samples should recollect underfilled tubes before leaving the patient

Dennis Ernst, April 12, 2021

What Should We Do?: a standard deviation

Staff wants patients to confirm the label, not the tube

Dennis Ernst, April 02, 2021

Eight Questions Every Phlebotomist MUST Answer Correctly: #4

Do you prioritize veins according to risk?

Dennis Ernst, March 23, 2021

New Preanalytical Training Video Released

The 3rd edition of Preventing Preanalytical Errors is now available

Dennis Ernst, March 12, 2021

New Technology Detects Hemolysis During the Draw

If you're struggling with high hemolysis rates, help may be on the way

A discussion on a new device that detects hemolysis in blood samples as soon as they are drawn.

Dennis Ernst, March 10, 2021

YouTube Video of the Month

Those who perform skin punctures must adopt recent changes to the industry standard

Dennis Ernst, March 04, 2021

Eight Questions Every Phlebotomist MUST Answer Correctly: #3

Do you perform a two-point check for bleeding?

Dennis Ernst, March 01, 2021

Article Describes Technique to Process Patients and Post Results Faster

Applying the "queueing theory" to preanalytics may be your silver bullet

Dennis Ernst, February 26, 2021