{"id":245898,"date":"2012-03-11T15:41:19","date_gmt":"2012-03-11T15:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenesis.com\/the-future-of-clinical-laboratory-courier-services-technical-and-economic-solutions-for-the-medical-courier-business\/"},"modified":"2012-03-11T15:41:19","modified_gmt":"2012-03-11T15:41:19","slug":"the-future-of-clinical-laboratory-courier-services-technical-and-economic-solutions-for-the-medical-courier-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/pathology\/the-future-of-clinical-laboratory-courier-services-technical-and-economic-solutions-for-the-medical-courier-business.php","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Clinical Laboratory Courier Services: Technical and Economic Solutions for the Medical Courier Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p><strong><em>FREE Special Edition White Paper<br><\/em><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"16\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eugenesis.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/8f4ad_sm-share-en.gif\" width=\"83\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkdaily.com\/white-papers\/the-future-of-clinical-laboratory-courier-services-technical-and-economic-solutions-for-the-medical-courier-business-30712#Form\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"download your report now!\" height=\"66\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eugenesis.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/8f4ad_download-report.jpg\" width=\"164\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><\/p><h3>Download Your FREE Special Report Today!<br>Simply Complete the Form Below<\/h3><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkdaily.com\/white-papers\/the-future-of-clinical-laboratory-courier-services-technical-and-economic-solutions-for-the-medical-courier-business-30712#Form\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"cover-dark-daily-white-paper-courier-services\" height=\"291\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eugenesis.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/63da4_cover-dark-daily-white-paper-courier-services1.jpg\" width=\"236\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a>If you consider a million physicians sending patient samples to a quarter million laboratories, and larger hospitals and health systems having multiple laboratories, clinics, and hospitals, as well as from&nbsp;patient service centers (PSCs) to laboratories, it&rsquo;s easy to understand just how vital the medical courier system is to the healthcare system in general and the clinical laboratory industry specifically.<\/p><p>If you envision the travel of patient specimens as a very complicated web of time and condition-dependent medical samples in constant motion, then the challenges, both technical and economic, become obvious. &nbsp;Here are some common questions&hellip;<\/p><p>How do you track samples? &nbsp;How are samples handled? &nbsp;How do you keep costs down? &nbsp;How do you operate an efficient courier system if, on any given day, you don&rsquo;t know the number and types of samples that will be transported?<\/p><div><div><p><em>The Dark Report<\/em>&nbsp;is happy to offer our readers a chance to download our recently published&nbsp;<strong><em>FREE<\/em>&nbsp;White Paper<\/strong>&nbsp;&ldquo;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkdaily.com\/white-papers\/the-future-of-clinical-laboratory-courier-services-technical-and-economic-solutions-for-the-medical-courier-business-30712#Form\">The Future of Clinical Laboratory Courier Services: Technical and Economic Solutions for the Medical Courier Business<\/a><\/strong>&rdquo; at absolutely no charge. This report will address these issues above, provide solutions, and include&nbsp;case studies that show how it is currently being handled.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkdaily.com\/white-papers\/the-future-of-clinical-laboratory-courier-services-technical-and-economic-solutions-for-the-medical-courier-business-30712#Form\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"download your report now!\" height=\"66\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eugenesis.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/8f4ad_download-report.jpg\" width=\"164\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div><h3>&mdash;<\/h3><p><strong>Among other topics, this&nbsp;<em>FREE<\/em>&nbsp;White Paper specifically addresses:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>The economics and fees of a medical lab courier service<\/li><li>Case study, Yale Pathology Labs<\/li><li><div>Courier transparency and visibility&hellip; and much more<\/div><\/li><\/ol><p>For more about closing the medical data gap in your lab, please&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkdaily.com\/white-papers\/the-future-of-clinical-laboratory-courier-services-technical-and-economic-solutions-for-the-medical-courier-business-30712#Form\">CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/p><h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkdaily.com\/white-papers\/the-future-of-clinical-laboratory-courier-services-technical-and-economic-solutions-for-the-medical-courier-business-30712#Form\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"download your report now!\" height=\"66\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eugenesis.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/8f4ad_download-report.jpg\" width=\"164\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><\/strong><\/h3><p><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Introduction<\/strong>&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;<strong>Page 3<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>How do you track samples?<\/li><li>How are samples handled?<\/li><li>How do you keep costs down?<\/li><li>How do you operate an efficient courier system?<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Chapter 1:<\/strong>&nbsp;Medical Laboratory Courier Logistics&nbsp;<strong>&mdash;&nbsp;<strong>Page 4<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Physician Ordering<\/li><li>Sample Collection &amp; Labeling<\/li><li>Sample Delivery<\/li><li>Sample Processing<\/li><li>Reporting<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Chapter 2:<\/strong>&nbsp;Laboratory Specimen Handling and Tracking&nbsp;<strong>&mdash;&nbsp;<strong>Page 7<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Medical Security<ul><li>HIPAA<\/li><li>CAP<\/li><li>OSHA<\/li><li>TSA<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Chain of Custody<\/li><li>In Transit Tracking<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Chapter 3:<\/strong>&nbsp;The Economics of Medical Laboratory Courier Services&nbsp;<strong>&mdash;&nbsp;<strong>Page 11<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Flat Fee<\/li><li>Charge Per Mile<\/li><li>Charge per Pickup<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Chapter 4:<\/strong>&nbsp;Courier Visibility\/Transparency&nbsp;<strong>&mdash;&nbsp;<strong>Page 13<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Training<\/li><li>Uniforms<\/li><li>Route Analysis<\/li><li>Volume Analysis<\/li><li>Logistic Experts<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Chapter 5:<\/strong>&nbsp;Case Studies&nbsp;<strong>&mdash;&nbsp;<strong>Page 18<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Yale Pathology Labs (Yale University)<\/li><li>LMC Pathology Services (Las Vegas, NV)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;<strong>Page 24<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><strong>Appendices<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>A-1&nbsp;<\/strong>About Walter J. 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