ASK THE EXPERT
Barry Craig, MLT (NCA), CLC
Lab Coordinator, CHS
Member POCCA (Point of Care Coordinators Alabama)
Member Helena Laboratories Focus Group
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Since most offices are using EMR (Electronic
Medical Records) systems now, the simple
solution is to get a label printer and have it set
up to produce ID labels that contain all the
relevant patient data. This is not expensive or
hard to do. You just have to work with your
EMR company to make it happen.
These labels are great for cups, blood
tubes, even swabs. They provide positive ID of
the specimen with no hand writing required.
ur new analyzer will
require DI water. Is this the
same as distilled water?
DI water stands for deionized water which
is different from distilled water. Distilled
water is water that has many of its impurities
removed through distillation. Distillation
involves boiling the water and then
condensing the steam into a clean container.
DI stands for deionized