Lab Newsletters & Testing Updates
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MercyOne Laboratory distributes communications materials periodically to our clients. Our newsletter is published four times a year, with supplemental updates distributed in-between issues.
Testing Updates
2024
- COAG Update. August 15
- Supply Backorder, August 1
- Basic OP (Crypto/Giardia Ag)
- Rapid Plasma Reagin Screen w/Reflex to Titer, Serum (RRPRS)
- Lithium Heparin Tubes and Hazardous Weather Update, January 11
- MercyOne Laboratories Pharmacogenetics Testing, January 19
- PGXQP Patient Waiver, January 19
- Discontinuation of Stool Culture & CTNG Update, February 2
- Warde Orderables and PSC Reminder Updates, February 16
- Delay for Stand-Alone Aeromonas Culture Update, February 21
- GI Panel by PCR - Utilization and Billing Questions, February 28
- Annual Notice to Physicians Update, March 22
- 24 Hour Urine Update, March 29
- Client Satisfaction Survey Update, April 12
- Trichomonas Update, April 29
- HAV IGG Update, May 2
- Protein Electrophoresis Urine Update, May 17
- Chemistry Analyzer Update, May 23
- Phone Outages, May 30
- Statewide Phone Outages, May 31
- Reports of Critical Calls, June 5
- Supply Backorder, July 11
2023
- Normal Range Study, January 19
- MercyOne Ankeny Patient Service Center Closure, January 19
- UPDATE MercyOne Ankeny PSC Closure, January 19
- MercyOne Ankeney Patient Service Center Closure, January 27
- Patient Service Center Hours Change, February 3
- Aerobic (Green) Blood Culture Bottles - False Positive Reports, February 10
- COVID Screen Discontinuation, HIT ELISA_SRAU, Orderables Updates, February 24
- Patient Service Center Change of Hours, March 10
- Strep and Legionella Antigen Testing, March 21
- Strep and Legionella Antigen Testing, March 23
- Spring Allergy Newsletter, March 29
- Thrombophilia Discontinuation, COVID-Positive Patients, April 7
- Molecular Vaginal Panel, Changes to Outreach team, Orderables Update, April 13
- Annual Notice to Physicians, April 19
- Sweat Chloride Testing Update, April 27
- Patient Service Centers Update, May 11
- PSCs, HSV12IGM, Protein Electrophoresis Update, May 18
- Med Staff HSV12IGM, Protein Electrophoresis Update, May 19
- AR Process and Orderables Updates, May 26
- Client Portal Update, June 9
- In House Orderables Updates Fungals, June 12
- Outreach Orderables Updates Fungals, June 12
- Blood Cultures Update, June 16
- Client Portal Reminder Update, June 20
- HSV12 IGM Update Reminder, Email Transition, June 22
- HSV12 IGM Update Reminder, June 23
- HSV12 IGM Update Reminder, Email Transition, June 23
- PSC Hours Update, June 29
- Phlebotomy Change and PSC Update, July 19
- PSC Update, July 25
- New SHL Forms Update, August 9
- PSC Update, August 15
- Synovasure Update, August 24
- PSC Update, August 25
- Semen Analysis and PSC Update, September 8
- Urine Culture and Specimen Source, VITB1B, SARS Covid Collection, PSC, September 22
- PSC Update, November 8
- Orderable Q Fever and Resources Update, November 30
- Courier Courtesy Call, CPT Changes, PSC Hours Update, December 14
- Pathology and Cytology Orders, Orderables, Semen Analysis Requirements, Thank you updates, December 21
- PSC Hours Reminder, Pathology and Cytology Orders Update, December 29
2022
- COVID Turnaround Time Update, January 13
- Viral Transport Media (VTM) Backordered, January 17
- ACH/EFT Payments, February 17
- TECHNICAL ALERT, March 11
- NOTIFICATION FOR ALL ATLAS AND INTERFACED USERS, March 23
- Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Phenotype, Serum, April 7
- Lead Capillary Testing Update, April 14
- Lead Level, Capillary Screening Minimum Volume, April 21
- eGFR Equation Update, April 26
- Quantiferon TB Gold Plus, May 13
- MercyOne COVID Screening Center Holiday Hours, May 19
- Mercy One Des Moines Technical Issues, May 23
- COVID Screening Center Closure, May 26
- Resolved: MercyOne Des Moines Technical Issues, May 27
- COVID Screening Center Closure, June 10
- Notice to Physicians, June 16
- Fentanyl and Methadone Added to Drug Tests, June 30
- Monkeypox Collections for MercyOne, July 12
- Interrupted Web Access, July 22
- CPT Code Changes, August 19
- Testosterone Testing Available, September 9
- URGENT - System Outage, October 1
- System Outage - RESOLVED, October 10
- MercyOne Ankeny Patient Service Center Closure, October 27
- Stool Occult Blood, October 27
- MercyOne Ankeny Patient Service Center Closure, November 1
- COVID19 Screening Collection Container Change, November 3
- Laboratory discontinued Culture VRE (C VRE) testing, November 17
- Discontinuation of Verbal Notification, December 8
- Holiday Hours, Blood Tub Labeling, December 15
- Haemophilus influenzae, Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing, December 22
