Specimen Minimum Volume
Comparison to 5 Commercial Labs
January 2011
Because we receive specimens from patients outside our medical system, we also wanted to see how our volumes compared to commercial reference laboratories. For our top 50 tests, and the top 25 tests requested by our children's hospital clients, we found that our volumes were the lowest for 50% of tests, or second lowest for an additional 25% of tests, compared to 5 commercial laboratories.
Comparison to 5 Commercial Labs |
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- Introduction
- Iatrogenic Anemia
- Adverse Consequences of Anemia
- Specimen Volumes Have Decreased Over Time
- Specimen Volume Reduction Initiatives at Mayo
- Specimen Minimum Volume (SMV) Definitions
- Automated Assay SMV
- Manual Assay SMV
- Locating Minimum Volume on the Test Catalog
- Specimen Minimum Volume
- Comparison to 5 Commercial Labs
- Specimen Volume Review
- 25-OH Vitamin D: Minimum Volume Requirements
- Specimen Required or Minimum Volume
- Specimen Required Field
- Minimum Volume Field
- Submitted Volume
- Questions?
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