A New Study on Blood Culture Diversion Just Dropped. Here's What It Means for Your Lab.
A June 2026 study shows ISDDs deliver — and reveals where the real battle is being fought.
Shanise Keith, June 15, 2026
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Patients Per Hour: How Many Should You Draw?
Seeking perfect harmony between quantity and quality
Dennis Ernst, May 06, 2020
Phlebotomists Part of Overwhelming Response
phlebotomists part of an overwhelming response in California
Dennis Ernst, April 06, 2020
Rutgers Latest to Design Robotic Venipuncture Device
But will patients embrace a robotically inserted needle?
Dennis Ernst, March 09, 2020
Ernst Tapped for CLSI Board of Directors
"Greatest honor of my profession"
Dennis Ernst, February 06, 2020
Addressing Staffing Shortages in Phlebotomy
Unfilled positions continue to plague managers
Dennis Ernst, December 05, 2019
Study Recommends Practices That Reduce Risk of Iatrogenic Anemia
Closed-blood sampling devices one of several successful strategies
Dennis Ernst, November 01, 2019
New standard on patient, sample identification
Patient identification and sample labeling now standardized
Dennis Ernst, November 01, 2019
Blood Test Detects 5 Pathogens Faster Than Cultures
New test detect bloodstream infections in as little as three hours
Dennis Ernst, September 11, 2019
Phlebotomist Receives $1.6 Million in Discrimination Case
Hostile work environment cited in complaint
Dennis Ernst, September 11, 2019