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Analytics is the scientific process of discovering and communicating the meaningful patterns which can be found in data. In other words, analytics can be understood as the connective tissue between data and effective decision making, within an organization.
AUG 20, 2014 | 10:45 AM
A recent publication in Nature Genetics1 analyzed TCGA data, and classified solid tumors into two mutually exclusive classes: C class tumors, driven by copy number alterations; and M class tu...
AUG 20, 2014 | 10:30 AM
Genome and exome sequencing are widely used for both basic and clinical research and diagnosis. Although sequencing costs have dropped dramatically and technology and algorithms used for call...
AUG 20, 2014 | 8:30 AM
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized extraction of genomic information, facilitating rapid advances in the fields of clinical research and molecular diagnostics. However, c...
MAY 30, 2014 | 7:30 AM
As next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms advance in their speed, ease-of-use, and cost-effectiveness, many translational researchers are transitioning from microarrays to RNA sequencing...
MAY 29, 2014 | 12:00 PM
Pharmcogenomics (PGx) is the 2nd potential clinical application of genomic medicine, preceded by genomic application for cancer. In the recently published, 2012 Institute of Medicine report o...
MAY 29, 2014 | 10:30 AM
Clinical laboratory information provides decision support for most healthcare providers and impacts care processes and patient outcomes throughout the entire health services delivery system....
MAY 29, 2014 | 6:00 AM
Governments, pathology providers, and clients relying on pathology reports face increasing conflict between burgeoning costs versus demands for service innovation. The health industry has bee...
MAY 28, 2014 | 10:30 AM
Guidelines for physicians treating pain patients with chronic opioid therapy recommend the patients be monitored for the presence of their prescribed medications. In addition, it is often rec...
MAY 28, 2014 | 10:30 AM
Traditional testing methods for monoclonal protein in Plasma Cell Dyscrasias correctly identify a majority of patients. However, limitations in these methods can cause patients to be missed...
MAY 28, 2014 | 7:30 AM
Variability of vitamin D results remains a hot topic today as more options are available to laboratories. This webinar examines how clinical and analytical factors such as vitamin D binding...
MAY 28, 2014 | 7:30 AM
Six-Sigma quality is defined as 3.4 (or fewer) defects per million opportunities (DPMO). Achieving Six-Sigma quality in a clinical laboratory is extremely difficult. This presentation will sh...
