Laboratory
- August 11, 2025
- 3 min read
Choosing a healthcare barcode scanner is no small feat; after comparing specs, buy-in is needed from IT, procurement, and environmental services. But what about your clinicians’ needs?
Too often, cost and compatibility overshadow usability. When scanners slow workflows, fail on distorted barcodes, or trigger fatigue over 12-hour shifts, frontline clinicians feel it first. So, it’s crucial to ensure that the right scanner also makes care delivery smoother...
- July 14, 2025
- 4 min read
Pharmacies are facing a rising tide of healthcare consumerization, patient information leakage, growing prescription volume and chronic understaffing. Fortunately, pharmacy automation solutions are swelling beneath the surface to keep inpatient and outpatient pharmacists afloat.
The U.S. Census Bureau projects that 20% of Americans will be over 65 years old by 2030, with pharmacy automation expected to reach $9.9 billion that year. Patient and...
- June 16, 2025
- 3 min read
In today’s clinical laboratories, maintaining efficiency without compromising accuracy is more important than ever. As the volume and variety of testing increase, so does the potential for labeling errors that can lead to costly delays, compromised specimen integrity, or even patient safety concerns. That’s why adopting specialized labeling solutions isn’t just a matter of convenience—it’s a critical part of building a safer, more productive laboratory...
- April 23, 2025
- 4 min read
Verify, poke, draw, label and send — patients might see blood draws as routine. Behind the scenes, though, clinicians, lab techs, managers and directors synchronize with physicians to unveil and treat the body’s mysteries, driving 70% of all clinical decision-making.
Inspired by researchers’ drive to improve patient outcomes, PDC’s material science and R&D groups craft clinician and technician-focused, high-quality lab solutions designed to enable...
- April 02, 2024
- 2 min read
The ISBT 128 publishes labeling standards for essential items that hospital lab professionals use, including blood bags. The ISBT 128 is the “global standard for the terminology, identification, coding and labeling of medical products of human origin (including blood, cell, tissue, milk, and organ products). It is used on six continents in disparate healthcare systems and is widely endorsed by the professional community. The standard has been designed...
- March 13, 2020
- 1 min read
The Timestrip® Blood Temp 10 blood temperature indicator helps enhance your existing quality control process for blood transportation. Blood Temp 10 monitors the real-time temperature of the blood and clearly indicates when 10° C temperature has been breached.
Watch the video to see an overview of Blood Temp 10.
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- January 25, 2019
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Read the Report Now
Over 200 US hospital lab professionals participated in a survey developed to explore the top priorities, challenges, and concerns within the lab, as they relate to specimen errors and identification. Through this report, you can expect to learn how your peers answered, what it means, and how you can begin the dialog at your organization about ways to improve specimen identification.
Discover the insights shared by your peers in...
- February 28, 2018
- 3 min read
Nurses are always in demand for their time and attention to patient care. Resources are spread thin and multi-tasking is expected. With such challenging schedules and tasks that require a great deal of attention, healthcare staff is finding less and less time to manage everything. Fatigue and taxing schedules often lead to an increase in medical errors. Ultimately, these clinical and processing errors can lead to patient harm or even death. While...
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