VRE Culture Screen

February 1, 2024

Gram Stain for Bacterial Vaginosis

February 1, 2024

Heparin Therapeutic Range

November 21, 2023

Methadone Screen Available

November 13, 2023

Chemistry TAT Delays

November 7, 2023

Fetal Hemoglobin Stain

October 17, 2023

Antistreptolysin O Titer (ASO) Sent to Referral Lab

October 16, 2023

Autoimmune Neurology Testing

October 11, 2023

NRBC Reference Range Change

October 11, 2023

Middleware Downtime - Remisol

October 10, 2023

IgM Testing not available

September 29, 2023

HA1c Reportable Range Change

September, 29, 2023

Methadone Screen Unavailable

September 26, 2023

INR Reference Range Change

August 16, 2023

Covid Test Batching

August 9, 2023

Ur Protein to Creatinine Ratio New Test

June 22, 2023

PST Tubes

June 1, 2023

Tick-Borne Diseases

May 16, 2023

Urine PEP

May 16, 2023

Serum PEP,SPEP,PEISO, DMOGA, TMOGA, PEL, IFXED

May 16, 2023

HIV Tests with Reflexes

May 15, 2023

RR DxH900

April 17, 2023

DxH 900

April 17, 2023

Sensitive Estradiol

April 4, 2023

Mobilab Demographic Labels - How to

March 30, 2023

Mobilab Labels in Blood Bank

March 30, 2023

COVID Testing Location Change

February 28, 2023

COVID Testing Options

February 28, 2023

GCCHL Throat and Rectal

January 31, 2023

C2729 and LDHISO Tube Type Change

January 18, 2023

CMV Blood Product Ordering with TAR

December 13, 2022

Urinalysis Back-up Method

December 7, 2022

BBK - New Product Names - Platelets & PF24

November 29, 2022

Discontinuation of In-House Covid IgG Antibody Testing

October 25, 2022

pC02 Reportable Ranges

September 14, 2022

HIV Testing Resumes

September 2, 2022

HIV to Mayo

August 30, 2022

Monkeypox to Mayo

August 25, 2022

Platelet Transfusion Filter Sets

September 1, 2022

Monkeypox Testing

July 19, 2022

Sickle Cell to MCL

July 19, 2022

INR Reference Range Change

July 19, 2022

Test Delays for Mayo

July 8, 2022

Bronch Culture Ordering

April 26, 2022

Ionized Ca add to ETPA

April 26, 2022

Removal of Site Restrictions

April 1, 2022

High Sensitivity Troponin Update

March 8, 2022

PST Tube Shortage

March 1, 2022

Gentamicin Reference Range

March 1, 2022

Bronchial Lavage

March 1, 2022

Malaria Questionnaire

January 25, 2022

Transferrin and TIBC

January 26, 2022

Hepatitis A Reflex Testing

January 13, 2022

Site Restriction for Serum Metal Testing

January 12, 2022

Covid Testing Options 2022

January 3, 2022

Cepheid COVID FLU RSV PCR

December 13, 2021

TIBC & Transferrin to MCL

December 3, 2021

GFR Resumes

November 23, 2021

Mono Testing Resumes at CMC Main Lab

November 11, 2021

Rapid COVID/Flu/RSV RT-PCR Test Panel

November 9, 2021

DAT New Method IgG &C3d

November 1, 2021

Heparin Therapeutic Range Change

October 26, 2021

Cord Blood Total Bilirubin Critical Value

October 13, 2021

COVID19 PCR Source and Collection Requirements Change

October 1, 2021

GFR Reporting Discontinued

October 4, 2021

Rapid Mono

September 27, 2021

Povidone-Iodine Blood Culture Collection

September 5, 2021

Cord Blood Bilirubin

September 2, 2021

Reportable Ranges

August 3, 2021

COVID Testing Options for Outpatient Offices

July 9, 2021

INR PT Reference Range Change

June 29, 2021

Lyme Test Ordering Changes

June 17, 2021

Antibody Titration

June 14, 2021

Urine Pain Drug Screen Testing

June 1, 2021

Drug Screen Resuming

May 19, 2021

Alk Phos Ref Range Change

May 19, 2021

STEMI Order Changes

May 19, 2021

Fetal Maternal Hemorrhage Screen

May 14, 2021

H. pylori Stool May 2021

May 11, 2021

Osmo Testing

May 5, 2021

BUN Creat Ratio Discontinued

April 16, 2021

A1C Testing 12.20.20-1.6.21

April 9, 2021

Folate Reference Range Change

April 8, 2021

Semen Analysis Update 3.31.21

March 31, 2021

Transfusion Card Changes

March 15, 2021

Fetal Screen Changes

March 15, 2021

Rapid Urea Medium

March 12, 2021

Influenza Source Requirement

March 2, 2021

ETP MTP Update

February 22, 2021

D-Dimer Unit Change

February 11, 2021

Neonatal ABO with positive DAT

February 2, 2021

Anti - D due to Rhogam

February 2, 2021

Sperm Morphology Sent to Upstate Medical Lab

January 28, 2021

MTHFR Obsolete

January 26, 2021

A1C Testing Delay

January 6, 2021

Convalescent Plasma

October 27, 2020

COVID Testing Grid

October 20, 2020

Aptima Collection Kit Backorder

September 18, 2020

COVID Transport Media

September 3, 2020

Aptima Collection Kit Change

September 1, 2020

Hemosure Collections

August 3, 2020

Covid-IgG Antibody Testing

July 15, 2020

Outpatient Blood Cultures

July 20, 2020

Covid19 Collection Change

July 14, 2020

COVID-19 Report Revision

May 19, 2020

Accelerate Pheno

April 28, 2020

COVID19 Antibody Testing

April 14, 2020

COVID19 Update

March 17, 2020

Platelet Aggregation

February 11, 2020

Rapid Molecular Result Flagging

February 10, 2020

Blood Culture Bottle Labels

January 22, 2020

HCG Testing and Gender

January 2020

HSV IgM Ordering

December 12, 2019

Blood Product Order Form

December 2019

Transfusion Card

November 19, 2019

HSV IgM Discontinuation

November 15, 2019

Blood Type Confirmation

September 2019

Body Fluid Crystals Temporary Discontinued

February 8, 2019

GNBR - Gram Neg Resistance Rectal Screen

February 11, 2019

Norovirus

January 31, 2019

Pertussis Collection Change

January 31, 2019

Lyme Disease Serology

January 29, 2019

Mag RBC Obsolete

January 07, 2019

Homebound Phlebotomy Request Form

January 02, 2019

CA125

January 01, 2019

PCTN Specimen Requirement

December 31, 2018

TGAB

December 17, 2018

Urine Specimen Transport Alert

December 5, 2018

Medicare Card Update

December 5, 2018

HIV Specimen Requirements

December 6, 2018

FNA Clinic Hours

November 28, 2018

Therapeutic Phlebotomy Orders

November 27, 2018

H. Pylori Breath Testing Collection Update

November 26, 2018

POCT Urine Pregnancy

November 26, 2018

Ionized Calcium unit change to mmol/L

November 19, 2018

Hepatitis C update adding Index Results

October 24, 2018

Maddrey Discriminant Score

October 22, 2018

HSV VZV Ordering Change

September 28, 2018

GFR Change

September 19, 2018

Therapeutic Phlebotomy Orders

August 28, 2018

Ampicillin IgE National Test Delay

August 16, 2018

HVCOP - HIV-1 HIV_2 and p24 Ag Profile with Reflex

August 14, 2018

HPV Genotype Results

July 18, 2018

Mayo Testosterone Sample Requirement Changes

June 28, 2018

Point of Care ISTAT ACT

June 26, 2018

Point of Care ISTAT SO2

June 26, 2018

Point of Care ISTAT BUN-CREAT

June 26, 2018

CRP Ref Range Change

June 19, 2018

Na Ref Range Change

June 14, 2018

T3 Ref Range & Units Change

June 12, 2018

Glucose Critical Change 

June 11, 2018

Variant Lymph

May 21, 2018

Therapeutic Phlebotomy Orders

May 8, 2018

Vitamin B1 Site Restriction Change 

May 11, 2018

Rheumatoid Factor now available at CMC Lab

May 8, 2018

Insulin Testing Available at CMC Laboratory

April 18, 2018

Infertility Reference Range Change

April 10, 2018

Osmo Testing Performed at CMC

April 4, 2018

POC  Glucose Confirmation

April 4, 2018

Sodium Reference Range Change

March 27, 2018

Lab Chemistry Analyzer Upgrade

March 27, 2018

Pathology Send Out Testing Turnaround Time

March 23, 2018

Laboratory Report Changes: Revision

March 22, 2018

Zika Testing Update 

March 1, 2018

Laboratory Report Key 

February 26, 2018

Venous Blood Gas Collection 

February  20, 2018

QFT4-QuantiFERON-Tb Gold Plus

February 13, 2018

MRSA Nasal NxG Kit

January 11, 2018

RSV Molecular Testing

January 16, 2018

Changes to Criteria on Blood Product Order  Release Form

December 28, 2017

Urine Pregnancy Discontinued

December 8, 2017

INR Reference Range Change

December 1, 2017

HPV Results

November 15, 2017

Direct LDL reflex when Trigs >400 mg/dL

October 12, 2017

Test Change: Estradiol/Estrone/Estrogens

September 26, 2017

Laboratory Testing for Mumps

August 22, 2017

Additional Glucose Ranges for Neonate Population

July 27, 2017

Thyroid Autoantibodies (ATA), (TPO & TGAB)

May 24, 2017

Urine Specimen Requirements Update

May 17, 2017

Ionized Calcium Collection & Transportation Update

April 7, 2017

Fecal Occult Blood Testing

March 29, 2017

Thiamine (Vitamin B1), Whole Blood collection update

September 1, 2016

Nitrofurantoin Sensitivity Report Omitted

August 16, 2016

Osmolality testing is temporarily sent to Mayo Medical Lab

July 13, 2016

Connective Tissue Disease Cascade (CTDC) – Update

June 29, 2016

Metamizole (Dipyrone) interference with Cholesterol, Triglyceride, Uric Acid, Lactic Acid, and Lipase

June 29, 2016

Sulfasalazine Interference with ALT

June 29, 2016

ANCA Testing Performed at Mayo

May 2, 2016

Connective Tissue Disease Cascade (CTDC) – New Algorithm [replacing ANA, ADNA, and ENA

March 28, 2016

HIV Tests Offered at Cayuga Medical Center Laboratory

March 21, 2016

Syphilis/RPR Screen

March 15, 2016

Zika Virus Collection & Testing Update

March 15, 2016

Discontinuation of Reflex Throat for Beta Strep A Culture

March 14, 2016

Discontinuation of Helicobacter Pylori Antibody, IgG, Serum Testing by Mayo Medical Laboratories

March 1, 2016

UPDATE: Body Fluids – Collection and Laboratory Test Order Instructions

February 24, 2016

Zika Virus Testing

February 5, 2016

Cytology FNA by Palpation - Clinic Hours

January 20, 2016

Bacteria and Yeast Detection by Vitek MS (MALDI) Mass Spectrometry (Rapid Micro)

January 5, 2016

Venous Blood Gas Container Change

December 22, 2015

Change of White Blood Cell (WBC) Reference Range

December 9, 2015

Unacceptable specimen handling by laboratory staff

December 3, 2015

Technical Hand-Off of Specimens (internal)

November 18, 2015

Microbiology Testing – Off-Shift Changes (internal)

October 1, 2015

Special Request for Performing Laboratory

September 14, 2015

Blood Culture Additive Change – Charcoal to Resin

August 19, 2015

Transport of Light-Sensitive Specimens

July 10, 2015

Cytology FNA by Palpation – Clinic Hours

July 7, 2015

Endocervical Curettage and Cervical Biopsy Specimen Collection Update

June 22, 2015

Vitamin D Total (D2 and D3)

April 15, 2015

Body Fluids – Collection and Lab Test Order Instructions

March 24, 2015

Manual Differential Ordering

September 24, 2014