Tools, Technologies and Training for Healthcare Laboratories

State of the Art HbA1c performance? Model Assay with Meager Performance

With Euromedlab back, the posters and abstracts are flowing in 2022. What do the latest methods and instruments look like for HbA1c?

Multimode analysis of an Atellica CH930 in Romania

It's time to take another look at a major instrument system, and apply Sigma metrics using goals from the most popular sources, CLIA, Ricos 2014, and EFLM 2022.

A Roche Cobas 6000 in Ethiopia

Do major instruments perform the same all over the world? Or does reliability vary from region to region? We put this to the test, with data from a major laboratory in Ethiopia.

A Sysmex XN-L XN-350 in the Netherlands

Can Six Sigma come in small packages? Compact devices typically compromise analytical quality for size. A recent study from Eramus Medical Center looks at the question of perfection at the point of care for Sysmex hematology.

Dimension Rxl in India

Six Sigma papers are not always perfect. And neither are instruments. A recent paper made a few mistakes in calculations. The true calculations make the conclusions even more stark about the Dimension RxL