News & Updates

Recent News

• 4/22/16 - Centrifugation Guidelines (PDF - 345.9 KB)
• 10/11/16 - QUAD and MAFP Electronic Order Questions Memo (PDF - 496.8 KB)
• 10/11/16 - BioPlex Syphilis Testing Change Memo (PDF - 413.8 KB)
• 10/13/16 - BioPlex Viral Serology Diagnostic Testing Memo (PDF - 346.7 KB)
• 10/18/16 - BioPlex Celiac Disease Testing Memo (PDF - 209.6 KB)
• 10/21/16 - BioPlex ANA Testing Memo (PDF - 68.6 KB)
• 10/28/16 - BioPlex ANCA and GBM Memo (PDF - 63.6 KB)
• 11/4/16 - BioPlex Antiphospholipid Panel Memo (PDF - 82.1 KB)
• 12/1/16 - Changes to Chemistry tests effective Dec 6th 2016 (PDF - 60.2 KB)
• 12/2/16 - CT GC testing - Roche Cobas 4800 (PDF - 450.5 KB)
• 2/10/17 - Humana Genetic Testing Medical Procedure Guidelines (PDF - 198.2 KB)
• 2/23/17 - ThinPrep Collection Instructions and Lubricant Compatibility (PDF - 1.1 MB)
• 4/24/17 - Vitamin D Specimen Requirements memo (PDF - 297.8 KB)
• 4/25/17 - Free and Total Testosterone testing memo (PDF - 509.8 KB)
• 7/28/17 - Preauthorization for Genetic/Molecular Testing Memo (PDF - 363.4 KB)
• 8/14/17 - Early Specimen Collection Memo (PDF - 207.0 KB)
• 8/22/17 - Change to test CGPRB (Chlamydia trachomatis & Neisseria gonorrhea) (PDF - 150.2 KB)
• 9/19/17 - Preparing a Kidney Stone for Analysis (PDF - 397.1 KB)
• 9/22/17 - Z-Code Memo (PDF - 266.7 KB)
• 12/26/17 - MMRV Panel Announcement (PDF - 131.1 KB)
• 12/28/17 - Supply Ordering Memo (PDF - 105.9 KB)
• 1/3/18 - Vitmain D Ref Range Update and Allergy Testing Change (PDF - 360.6 KB)

• 1/9/18 - Procalcitonin Memo (PDF - 206.1 KB)

• 1/17/18 - Lead Testing Memo (PDF - 197.2 KB)

• 1/22/18 - CT/GC New Collection Swab Memo (PDF - 169.8 KB)

• 2/15/18 - Charges for HBFA2 Reflex Testing (PDF - 411.3 KB)

• 2/23/18 - Mayo PBDV Lead Test memo (PDF - 389.1 KB)

• 4/27/18 - Chemistry Add-on Stability Memo (PDF - 414.3 KB)

• 4/27/18 - Quantiferon PLUS (QFTP) Memo (PDF - 508.9 KB)

• 4/27/18 - Hepatitis B Core Total AB Memo (PDF - 391.6 KB)

• 7/19/18 - Antifungal Susceptibility Testing (PDF - 115.6 KB)
• 7/23/18 - Urine Culture Retention Memo (PDF - 116.3 KB)
• 8/7/18 - Early Lab Draw Memo (PDF - 312.0 KB)
• 9/5/18 - CGPRB Memo (PDF - 508.5 KB)
• 9/25/18 - KEPPRA memo (PDF - 411.1 KB)
• 10/29/18 - Thyroid Screen Memo (PDF - 518.0 KB)
• 1/15/19 - Change to Lupus testing memo (PDF - 136.6 KB)
• 1/28/19 - Critical Values Change Memo (PDF - 200.2 KB)
• 3/14/19 - Change to Fasting Requirements for Lipid Panel (PDF - 258.5 KB)
• 5/9/19 - Syphilis memo (PDF - 978.1 KB)
• 5/14/19 - OSF GIP PCR Panel (PDF - 293.0 KB)
• 12/13/19 - LAB Meridian Contract Termination Memo (PDF - 469.6 KB)
• 2/4/20 - Lamotrigine and Topiramate in-house testing memo (PDF - 295.6 KB)
• 3/6/20 - Discontinued Mayo Test VRESP (PDF - 647.1 KB)

Monthly Updates

The OSF System Laboratory monthly newsletter is published once monthly and are available for viewing and download for one year.

February 2019 (PDF - 362.1 KB)

March 2019 (PDF - 978.1 KB)

April 2019 (PDF - 606.5 KB)

May 2019 (PDF - 633.7 KB)

June 2019 (PDF - 1.6 MB)

July 2019 (PDF - 1.3 MB)

August 2019 (PDF - 312.7 KB)

September 2019 (PDF - 1009.9 KB)

October 2019 (PDF - 319.0 KB)

November 2019 (PDF - 1.3 MB)

January/February 2020 (PDF - 386.9 KB)