Past Bulletins

2017 Bulletins

• Potential Delays in Pathology Reports for Surgical Specimens
• Maternal Screening: Temporary Change to ARUP Laboratories
• Celiac Disease Screen: Change to Assay
• Antibiotic Levels Critical Value Changes
• Lead Testing Delays
• Client ID - Final Notice
• Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody Reference Range Change
• Vitamin B12 Reference Range Change
• HVA and VMA testing to ARUP Laboratories
• Laboratory Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus
• Cumulative Antibiograms for Community Outpatient Infections
• Client ID
• Vancomycin, Aminoglycosides and Free Drugs Testing Change
• Syphilis Screen - Change in Assay
• Testing Delays August 2017
• HPV Reporting
• Fluid Testing Changes
• Thrombin Time Reference Range Change
• Lyme Testing Delays
• Amino and Organic Acid Testing to ARUP Laboratories
• Cancer Antigen 27.29: Results >450 U/mL Temporarily Unavailable
• G6PD Quantitative Assay to be performed by ARUP Laboratories
• 3 Patient Service Centers Closed for day - 6/16/17
• Vitamin D Testing Delays June 2017
• Lead Testing Clarification
• Fluid Testing Changes
• Sweat Test Chloride Reference Range Update
• Expected Testing Delays- Ridgeland Rd Lab
• Nursing Home Service Change
• Anemia Profile
• RBC Folate Testing Changes
• Thyroglobulin Testing Changes
• Thyroglobulin Testing Delays
• Vitamin A and Vitamin E Testing to ARUP Laboratories
• Revised Specimen Collection Requirements for Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Upper Respiratory Tract Specimens 
• New Platform for T&B Cell Subsets
• New Platelet Product - Pathogen Reduced Platelets (Intercept) 
   

2016 Bulletins

• Reducing Substances Testing on Urine and Stool Discontinuation
• Cortisol Reference Range Change
• Factor X Chromogenic Activity Assay
• Replacement of Bio-Rad Multispot with the Bio-Rad Geenius HIV 1/2 Supplemental Assay for HIV antibody confirmation
• Progesterone Reference Range Change
• Cumulative Antibiograms for Community Outpatient Infections
• 2016 Thanksgiving Holiday Hours for Patient Service Centers and Courier Services - Final Notice
• Prothrombin Time and INR Reference Range Changes
• 2016 Thanksgiving Holiday Hours for Patient Service Centers and Courier Services
• Next Generation Sequencing for Detection of Clonality in B-Lymphocyte Proliferations (IGH NGS)
• Cytopathology Paris System
• Change to Lyme Serology Testing
• Molecular Amplification for Detection of Stool Pathogens
• Vitamin D Testing
• Blood Lead Reference Range Change
• Change in Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening Panel
• New Virus Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel and discontinuation of virus culture for CSF/ New Qualitative PCR for VZV in CSF
• Vitamin D Testing Delays
• Reflex Testing on All Positive HCV Antibody Tests
• Vitamin D Testing to ARUP Laboratories
• Thiopurine Drug-Related Lab Testing
• Lead Test Specimen Type Change
• Ethyl-Glucuronide in-house screening test
• Estradiol interference and follow-up action
• Self-collected vaginal swab specimens preferred collection method for detection of Chlamydia/GC/Trichomonas
• Patient vaginal self-collection instructions
• Laboratory Detection of Norovirus in Diarrheal Stoop by PCR
• Zika Virus Testing Guidelines - Updated for eRecord ordering
• Zika Virus Testing Guidelines
• New Courier Specimen Tracking System
• T & B Cell subsets: Additional reported values
   

2015 Bulletins

• Change in Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening Panel
• Clinical Virology PCR Changes: HSV PCR on CSF and EBV PCR testing
• Laboratory Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis by Nucleic Acid Amplification
• Testing Schedule Change: Anti-Xa Assays & Antithrombin III
• NAAT for Diagnosis of Infection Caused by M. pneumoniae
• Cumulative Antibiograms for Community Outpatient Infections
• Collection Change for PTHs @ Highland Lab
• New Fecal Occult Blood Test
• Thromboelastograph Testing (TEG)
• Phosphatidylglycerol Testing (PG) Discontinuation
• Serum/Plasma Drug Screening
• Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Conversion
• CK-MB Reference Range Change
• NEW: CMV DNA Viral Load Assay
• New Ordering Options for Pap Test with HPV

 

2014 Bulletins

• New HPV Assay
• HCV RNA Detection & Quantification Upgrade
• ?New Lyme Disease test: Borrelia burgdorferi C6 Peptide Antibody Assay
• CALRETICULIN MUTATIONS IN MYELOPROLIFERATIVE NEOPLASMS New Test document 1 of 2
• Calreticulin-detailed-announcement New Test document 2 of 2
• Band Counts Added to Critical Value Test List
• Read-back Verification
• Virus Alert - Flu Test Kit

 

2013 Bulletins

• Vitamin D Testing
• Winter Virus 2013-2014
• 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Reference Range Change
• Apolipoprotein A-1 and Apolipoprotein B: Changes in Test Methodology
• Methotrexate Assay Methodology Change
• New HIV Testing Algorithm
• Benzodiazepine ID, qualitative - New Test
• Quantiferon TB Gold in-Tube

 

2012 Bulletins

• New Formula for Calculating Estimated GFR (eGFR)
• Coagulation Testing: Changes in Reference ("Normal") Ranges
• Winter Respiratory Virus Season Test Offerings (2012-2013)
• HSV PCR Available for Genital Lesions
• Reticulocyte Count Reference Range Change
• Quantitative Opiates - New Test Offered
• Reporting Change: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella Antibody
• Herpes Simplex Virus / Varicella-Zoster Virus PCR for Skin Lesions
• P2Y12 Platelet Inhibition Test: Result Reporting Change
• New Test: Clonazepam & 7-aminoclonazepam
• New Test: Beta-Hydroxybutyrate (BHB)
• Changes in Respiratory Virus Testing
• Procalcitonin - a Marker for Bacterial Sepsis
• Change in Test Methodology: Immulite
• Qualitative PCR for Varicella-Zoster Virus In-House
• Change of Instrumentation & Reporting of Urine Protein Electrophoresis
• Fasting Glucose Reference Range Change for Adults
• HIV-1 Viral Load Assay Upgrade
• Fecal Lactoferrin: New as Alternative to Fecal Leukocytes Smear
• Change to Buprenorphine
• Serum Protein Electrophoresis Changes
• Syphilis Testing Updates
• Fetal Lung Maturity Profile and Delta OD 450 Bilirubin Assay on Amniotic Fluid
• Serum Ketone Analysis Unavailable
• Quantitative BK Virus PCR Notice
• Urine Myoglobin Assay Discontinuation Notice
• Revised LDC Appeal Process

2011 Bulletins

• New Policy Regarding Test Formulary
• Surgical Pathology Collection SMH
• Surgical Pathology Collection HH
• Add Test to Formulary
• LDC Restricted Test List
• TIBC Result Reporting Change
• Winter Virus 2011 to 2012
• Urine Pregnancy Testing Result Reporting Change
• Cumulative Antibiograms for Community Outpatient Infections
• Microarray CGH Laboratory at URMC Labs
• Cortisol, salivary Now Performed in-house
• Apolipoprotein A-1 and Apolipoprotein B Assays
• New Methodology for CSF Electrophoresis
• Hemoglobin Electrophoresis New Methodology & Reference Ranges
• End of Winter Respiratory Virus Testing
• Growth Hormone Testing Change - New Standardization Assay
• Change in Method for Detection of the JAK2 V617F Mutation
• Anticoagulation Therapy & the Use of Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)
• Insulin Testing
• Toxicology - Confirmation Test Analyte Limit of Detection
• Low Fasting Insulin Results
• CA19-9 & serum Free Light Chain now performed in-house by URMC Labs
• Protein assays moving to URMC Labs @ Ridgeland Laboratory Roche platform
• New Policy Regarding Ordering of Send-Out (Reference Laboratory) Tests