What Is Clinic Management Software and How Does It Work?
Discover how clinic management software works, its key features, and how Laboratory Inventory Management and a Laboratory Information Management System improve healthcare efficiency.
Who can open a pathology lab in India? Qualifications and report-signing rules
Anyone can own a pathology lab in India, including a non-doctor, a technician or a company. But reports must be signed by a qualified doctor.
What is a smart lab report? A guide for Indian labs
A smart lab report presents the same validated results as a standard report, but puts out-of-range results first, shows each value against its reference range
How to calculate reagent consumption per test in a pathology lab
Reagent consumption per test is the reagent volume used per run (from the kit insert) plus a share of QC, calibration, repeats, dead volume and expired reagent.
GST on pathology labs: what’s exempt and what isn’t
Diagnostic tests for patients are exempt from GST as health care services by a clinical establishment (entry 74, Notification 12/2017). A lab with only
EQAS programmers in India: list, fees and how to enroll
EQAS (proficiency testing) compares your lab's results with other labs on the same unknown samples. NABL 163 requires at least one satisfactory EQAS
Doctor referral commission in diagnostic labs: what’s legal, and what to do instead
Paying doctors commission for referring patients or samples is prohibited for doctors under clause 6.4 of the IMC Ethics Regulations 2002. NMC's new
Critical value reporting: list and policy template for Indian labs
A critical value is a result that may signal an immediate threat to life, such as potassium ≥6.0 mmol/L or platelets below about 10,000–40,000/µL, and
Pathology collection Centre franchise: cost, profit margin and how to start
A pathology collection Centre franchise in India usually costs ₹50,000 to ₹5 lakh, needs 150–300 sq ft on the ground floor, and pays you a negotiated
3-part vs 5-part hematology analyzer: which should your lab buy?
A 3-part hematology analyzer splits white cells into three groups and costs about ₹1.5–4 lakh in India. A 5-part analyzer reports all five white cell types
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