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"Lending" an employee can create complications
Q Can you clarify the legal liability a hospital has if the courier from the facility picking up specimens at a non-hospital-owned physician...
Medical Laboratory Observer, 10/01/09 by Barbara Harty-Golder · More from publication -
Prepare for a pandemic
Q What should the lab be doing to prepare for a pandemic like swine flu? What are our legal responsibilities if, for instance, there is an outbreak...
Medical Laboratory Observer, 09/01/09 by Barbara Harty-Golder · More from publication -
Law provides for time off work
Q We have a pregnant employee who is planning to take time off after giving birth to care for her baby. She wants to use the sick leave and...
Medical Laboratory Observer, 08/01/09 by Barbara Harty-Golder · More from publication -
DAT brings benefits and concerns
Q We are thinking of instituting direct-access testing (DAT). What are the issues we need to deal with? Are there some states that do not permit...
Medical Laboratory Observer, 07/01/09 by Barbara Harty-Golder · More from publication -
Confirmatory testing reduces risk
Q We recently had a physician tell us that we need to do a confirmatory culture on all negative rapid strep tests. Do we put the lab at risk if we...
Medical Laboratory Observer, 06/01/09 by Barbara Harty-Golder · More from publication -
Labor laws vary: let's do lunch
Q One of the techs in our lab routinely works through lunch, and leaves a half hour early every day. Our employee manual says that employees are to...
Medical Laboratory Observer, 05/01/09 by Barbara Harty-Golder · More from publication -
Prepare for occupational bloodborne pathogen exposure
Q Our lab is reviewing the Blood-borne Pathogen Exposure-Control Plan. We have had few incidents. What concerns should we keep in mind in revising...
Medical Laboratory Observer, 04/01/09 by Barbara Harty-Golder · More from publication -
Design a risk-management program
Q We have decided to start an in-house enrichment curriculum in risk management. What resources can you recommend? What topics should we include?...
Medical Laboratory Observer, 03/01/09 by Barbara Harty-Golder · More from publication -
Reporting impaired pathologist
Q Our pathologist shows signs of poor professional judgment. She is often late and unavailable for necessary consultations. Her work is sporadic;...
Medical Laboratory Observer, 02/01/09 by Barbara Harty-Golder · More from publication -
Diversity invites sensitivity
Q We now have a female Muslim applicant for a bench position who wears a head scarf and does not approve of wearing pants, but must wear long...
Medical Laboratory Observer, 01/01/09 by Barbara Harty-Golder · More from publication
