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Holly Kittle posted a reply on Re: iSTAT heparin reponse curve

Wednesday, Dec 21, 2022 at 11:58 AM

Said: The heparin response curve is for the APTT on coagulation analyzers. The ISTAT only does INR's. I would not do it on the analyzer it has no purpose. Happy Holidays.

Ken Charpie posted a reply on Re: COLA and Joint Commission

Wednesday, Dec 21, 2022 at 11:48 AM

Said: I highly recommend CAP. JCAHO's standards are incredibly ambiguous in comparison, allowing inspectors great latitude during an inspection to focus on unusual issues or personal crusades in how they interpret CLIA. JCAHO inspectors are h...

Donna Armstrong posted a new Topic

Wednesday, Dec 21, 2022 at 11:43 AM

iSTAT heparin reponse curve

Is anyone using a heparin response curve as part of their 6 month iSTAT linearity studies? Historically our department has done them, but we are questioning its usefulness as a linearity. Thank you in advance!

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Ashlee Holland posted a reply on Re: COLA and Joint Commission

Wednesday, Dec 21, 2022 at 11:38 AM

Said: I did reach out to TJC and ask which accrediting agencies they accepted. Their response was that their cooperative partners were CAP and The state of WA for laboratories that reside in WA. This means either you must use TJC ...

Peggy Mann posted a reply on Re: COLA and Joint Commission

Tuesday, Dec 20, 2022 at 12:18 PM

Said: Hi Ashlee,I'm pretty familiar with multi-site CLIA certificates if you want to contact me directly pmann@utmb.edu.I guess where I'm confused is why you aren't able to have a CAP survey with multiple CLIA#s, each with their o...