Laboratory and Testing Updates
MercyOne Laboratory distributes communications materials periodically to our clients. Our newsletter is published four times a year, with supplemental updates distributed in-between issues.
Laboratory Updates
- HIV Screen Results and Wellsky Downtime | February 19
- Weather Delays | January 26
- Results Notification and Obsolete Test Lab Update | January 23
- Testing Updates and Delays | December 23
- Holiday Courier Schedule | December 17
- Testing Updates and Delays | December 16
- Discontinued and Delayed Testing | December 9
- Lab Ordering Best Practice | December 4
- Testing Changes | November 25
- Thanksgiving Courier Schedule | November 20
- STAT Sample Identification | November 13
- Hemoglobin A1c Testing Update | October 30
- Discontinuation of RAM Scientific | October 8
- Test Catalogs Online | October 7
- HPV Self-Collected Specimens| September 18
- DrugScan Update | September 9
- Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel | September 5
- CBC Diagnostic Flowchart | August 20
- BK Virus DNA , PCR Urine Test Update | August 8
- QuantiFERON-TB Gold: Processing Update | August 1
- Test Performing & Ordering | July 3
- Histology ordering | June 23
- PBSM, OUX24 and AP Specimens | June 12
- Mandatory Requirements for Test Requisitions | June 5
- MercyOne MODM- Test Menu - Was-Is List | June 4
- Electronic Medical Record System to Epic TogetherCare | May 31
- SST Tube Update | March 21
- Atlas HS PAN and TBNK Stability Test Catalog Update | March 10
- D Dimer Update | January 17
- Strep Pneumo Antigen Update | January 16
- Supply Order Portal Physician Notice Update | January 6
- Humana Medicare Advantage Update | January 2
- PSC Holiday Hours Update | December 20
- Supply Portal and Blood Culture Bottles Update | December 17
- Important CPT Changes Update | December 12
- Stat Pickup Protocol | December 5
- Holiday Hours and Afb Fungal Cultures Update | November 26
- Lyme Testing Update | November 13
- Diasorin Update | November 1
- Specimen Packaging Histoplasma Blastomyces Update | October 10
- Immunoglobulin IGM Turnaround Time Update | September 27
- Chemistry Changes Update | September 12
- CMV IGG and Toxo IGG Bioplex Backorder Update | September 5
- COAG Update | August 15
- Supply Backorder | August 1
- Occult Blood Container and HCVG Test Update | July 17
- Supply Backorder | July 11
- Discontinuation of Fungal Blood Resting Update | June 25
- Reports of Critical Calls | June 5
- Statewide Phone Outages | May 31
- Phone Outages | May 30
- Autoimmune Testing to Phadia Update | May 29
- Chemistry Analyzer Update | May 23
- Protein Electrophoresis Urine Update | May 17
- HAV IGG Update | May 2
- Trichomonas Update | April 29
- Client Satisfaction Survey Update | April 12
- 24 Hour Urine Update | March 29
- Annual Notice to Physicians Update | March 22
- Rapid Plasma Reagin Screen w/Reflex to Titer, Serum (RRPRS) | March 14
- Basic OP (Crypto/Giardia Ag) | March 7
- GI Panel by PCR - Utilization and Billing Questions | February 28
- Delay for Stand-Alone Aeromonas Culture Update | February 21
- Warde Orderables and PSC Reminder Updates | February 16
- Discontinuation of Stool Culture & CTNG Update | February 2
- MercyOne Laboratories Pharmacogenetics Testing | January 19
- PGXQP Patient Waiver | January 19
- Lithium Heparin Tubes and Hazardous Weather Update | January 11
- PSC Hours Reminder, Pathology and Cytology Orders Update | December 29
- Pathology and Cytology Orders, Orderables, Semen Analysis Requirements, Thank you updates | December 21
- Courier Courtesy Call, CPT Changes, PSC Hours Update | December 14
- Orderable Q Fever and Resources Update | November 30
- PSC Update | November 8
- Urine Culture and Specimen Source, VITB1B, SARS Covid Collection, PSC | September 22
- Semen Analysis and PSC Update | September 8
- PSC Update | August 25
- Synovasure Update | August 24
- PSC Update | August 15
- New SHL Forms Update | August 9
- PSC Update | July 25
- Phlebotomy Change and PSC Update | July 19
- PSC Hours Update | June 29
- HSV12 IGM Update Reminder, Email Transition | June 23
- HSV12 IGM Update Reminder | June 23
- HSV12 IGM Update Reminder, Email Transition | June 22
- Client Portal Reminder Update | June 20
- Blood Cultures Update | June 16
- Outreach Orderables Updates Fungals | June 12
- In House Orderables Updates Fungals | June 12
- Client Portal Update | June 9
- AR Process and Orderables Updates | May 26
- Med Staff HSV12IGM, Protein Electrophoresis Update | May 19
- PSCs, HSV12IGM, Protein Electrophoresis Update | May 18
- Patient Service Centers Update | May 11
- Sweat Chloride Testing Update | April 27
- Annual Notice to Physicians | April 19
- Molecular Vaginal Panel, Changes to Outreach team, Orderables Update | April 13
- Thrombophilia Discontinuation, COVID-Positive Patients | April 7
- Spring Allergy Newsletter | March 29
- Strep and Legionella Antigen Testing | March 23
- Strep and Legionella Antigen Testing | March 21
- Patient Service Center Change of Hours | March 10
- COVID Screen Discontinuation, HIT ELISA_SRAU, Orderables Updates | February 24
- Aerobic (Green) Blood Culture Bottles - False Positive Reports | February 10
- Patient Service Center Hours Change | February 3
- MercyOne Ankeney Patient Service Center Closure | January 27
- UPDATE MercyOne Ankeny PSC Closure | January 19
- MercyOne Ankeny Patient Service Center Closure, January 19 | January 19
- Normal Range Study | January 19
Test Updates & Delays
- Testing Updates and Delays | March 4
- Testing Updates and Delays | February 25
- Testing Updates and Delays | February 18
- Testing Updates and Delays | February 11
- Testing Updates and Delays | February 4
- Testing Updates and Delays | January 28
- Testing Updates and Delays | January 23
- Testing Updates and Delays | January 13
