When to Go to Urgent Care or ER: A Guide to Getting the Right Medical Care In a medical emergency, it is essential to seek immediate medical attention. However, determining whether to go to the emergency room or urgent care [...]
The Order of Draw: A Look At Different Test Tubes The venipuncture procedure is complex and requires trained, skilled labor to perform the necessary specimen collection. When performing a collection/draw, phlebotomists must have the proper equipment including needles, gauze, and [...]
Patient Check-In Process for MAPs When a patient schedules a specimen collection at your MAP, you will receive an email notification prompting you to visit the portal and view your queue. Once on the portal, you will see the schedule [...]
Dried Blood Spot vs. Venipuncture: What blood draw method is more accurate? One of the biggest challenges for clinical or diagnostic labs is gaining access to the skilled labor required to provide specimen collections. Without these specimens, labs cannot generate [...]
MAP Network: Sending and Approving Connection Requests In order to perform specimen collections for the labs on the MOMS platform, your facility must connect with them on the MOMS platform. You can see the labs with which you are currently [...]
Lab/Client Network: How to Connect with MAPs In order to send patients to a MAP: Medical Access Point™, your lab must connect with them on the MOMS platform. You can see which MAPs you are currently connected with and which [...]
Healthcare Compliance Regulations that Clinical Labs Must Navigate The My One Medical Source® (MOMS) platform is a convenient way to increase access to specialty testing for those who need it. Not only is the platform convenient to use, but it [...]
Bloodwork and Clinical Lab Results: Why High Standards Matter Clinical labs are some of the busiest places in the entire healthcare system. In fact, there are more than 13 billion diagnostic tests performed annually across 250,000 certified clinical laboratories. The [...]
How Clinical Labs, Phlebotomists, and Urgent Care Centers Support Healthcare The United States healthcare system can be pretty complex involving many different players. According to an article by Mahesh Vellanki, there are four main constituents that make up our health [...]
Urgent Care Centers: Make Yours Stand Out The number of urgent care centers in the U.S. continues to rise and with good reason: they offer convenience and affordability while promising lower wait times than traditional emergency rooms. Benefits of urgent [...]
