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We Will Build It: A Look inside ARUP’s In-House Machine Shop

July 6, 2016

We Will Build It: A Look inside ARUP’s In-House Machine Shop

ARUP’s machine shop staff. From left to right: Dan Valdez, Shane Spensko, and Chance Spensko.

Deep in the heart of ARUP’s central facility is a room you won’t find in most labs. The technicians wear heavy leather aprons rather than lab coats; instead of specimen samples the shelves are filled with bars of steel; and the hum of high-tech mills and lathes cutting raw material fills the air.

The Spring Olympics? ARUP Seizes a Gold and Bronze in National Pipetting Challenge

June 14, 2016

The Spring Olympics? ARUP Seizes a Gold and Bronze in National Pipetting Challenge

The top five, highest scoring, participants in the national 2016 Pipetting Challenge include Elaine Yang (0.09%), Laurie Henderson (0.06), Zachary Wilkey (0.10%), Samantha Beyer (0.07%), and (not pictured) Sonia La’ulu (0.09%).

Avoiding Financial Waste: UM Strategies in the Pre- and Post-Analytic Stages

June 9, 2016

Avoiding Financial Waste: UM Strategies in the Pre- and Post-Analytic Stages

A recent study showed that an estimated 30% of all laboratory tests run across the healthcare continuum were unnecessary. That means roughly 2.1 billion unnecessary lab tests are performed each year.

Preventing Childhood Deaths from Infectious Diseases: ARUP Scientist Awarded Prestigious Gates Foundation Grant

May 27, 2016

Preventing Childhood Deaths from Infectious Diseases: ARUP Scientist Awarded Gates Foundation Grant

ARUP Laboratories Medical Director Robert Schlaberg, MD, Dr Med, MPH, will be the Principal Investigator for a project to help decrease the high mortality rate of children with infectious diseases.

Changing How Infectious Diseases Are Diagnosed with New Metagenomics Pathogen Detection Tool

May 26, 2016

Changing How Infectious Diseases Are Diagnosed with New Metagenomics Pathogen Detection Tool

Dr. Robert Schlaberg co-developed Taxonomer, a new kind of pathogen identification tool driven by sophisticated genomic analysis and advanced computational methodologies. This web-based technology quickly and accurately reveals all pathogens in a patient sample.

Utilization Management in the Next Era of Healthcare Nudging Doctors Toward Evidence-Based Laboratory Testing

May 17, 2016

Utilization Management in Next Era of Healthcare Nudging Doctors Toward Evidence-Based Laboratory Testing

Doctors need easy access to testing guidance, nudges toward evidence-based testing, and professional feedback when they deviate from recommended patterns.

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