Briefs and Bulletins
2024
February, 2024 - Annual Notice to Healthcare Providers 2024
February, 2024 - Reflex Testing to Healthcare Providers 2024
January, 2024 - Delay in O and P Screen (Cryptosporidium Antigen and Giardia Antigen)
2023
November, 2023 - Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Content (Retic-HGB)
August, 2023 - Hydrocodone Toxicology
June, 2023 - Molecular Vaginal Panel (MVP)
June, 2023 - Chart Format When Using Paper
February, 2023 - Annual Notice to Providers
February, 2023 - Reflex Testing To Providers
2022
November, 2022 - C. Difficile Testing Update
October, 2022 - Rotavirus Testing
July 28, 2022 - Monkey Pox Updated
June, 2022 - COVID-19 Antigen Test
June, 2022 - Viabrio and Yersinia Stool Cultures Discontinued
March, 2022 - DIC Panel Update
February, 2022 - Reflex Testing to Providers 2022
February, 2022 - Annual Notice to Providers 2022
February, 2022 - eGFR Equation Change
2021
November, 2021 - Blood Collection Supply Shortages
September, 2021 - Urinalysis Update
September, 2021 - Cord Blood Gas Order Changes
September, 2021 - Enteric Pathogen Panel
June, 2021 - Light Blue Citrate Shortage
April, 2021 - Group B Strep (GBS)
April, 2021 - Globulin Reference Range Change
April, 2021 - COVID-19/SARS CoV-2 Testing Guidance
March, 2021 - Syphilis Confirmation Change
March, 2021 - Hemoglobin A1c Reference Range Change
February, 2021 - Cryptococcal Antigen
February, 2021 - Cortisol Testing
February 2021 - High Sensitivity (hs) Troponin T Testing
2020
December, 2020 - Transfusion Guidelines for Blood Components
December, 2020 - Methodist Hospital Laboratory Testing for COVID: Frequently Asked Questions
October, 2020 - Glucose Ranges Update
October, 2020 - Respiratory Pathogen Panel Updates
September, 2020 - Molecular Blood Culture ID Coming Soon
September, 2020 - Change to Add-on Testing
July, 2020 - 4th Generation HIV Testing
July, 2020 - Drug Detection Testing on Umbilical Cord Tissue - Update
July, 2020 - In-house Quantiferon Gold TB Assay
March, 2020 - Plasma Hemoglobin
2019
December, 2019 - Gestational Glucose Testing
November, 2019 - Adding Oxycodone & Hydrocodone to Urine Drugs of Abuse Screen
August, 2019 - Mycobacterium Tuberculosis / Rifampin Resistance PCR
June, 2019 - Prostate Specific Antigen, Ultrasensitive
June 2019 - Serum and Urine Protein Electrophoresis (SPE/UPE) and Immunofixation Changes
May 2019 - Group A Streptococcus Screen by PCR
May 2019 - Immature Platelet fraction Final
February 2019 - Respiratory Pathogen Panel Updates
2018
November 2018 - UHC Prior Authorization Notice
October, 2018 - HIV Confirmatory Testing
June 2018 - Change for CT/NG Swab Kit
April 2018 - Pertussis PCR Testing
April 2018 - Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)
January 2018 - Urine Culture Criteria NMH
January 2018 - Celiac Disease Reflexive Cascade to ARUP
2017
January 2017 - Body Fluid Order Changes
2016
May 2016 - HPV Reporting Format
2015
September 2015 - ICD 10 Memo to Clients