Henry Rogland

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The Keys to Minimizing Cost and Maximizing Value in Ancillary Services

Ancillary services are a crucial part of the medical system, providing additional support for healthcare and laboratory organizations. They are crucial in the medical ecosystem because they provide personal critical care to patients who have undergone or are about to go through treatment. Ancillary services can typically cover a wide range of types, including hospice,

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Test Records That Fail Inspections: How to Avoid one of the top Documentation Deficiencies

If it’s not documented, it didn’t happen. That phrase is gospel during a CAP or CLIA inspection and it’s why incomplete or missing test records consistently ranks high in the list of deficiency citations. Inspectors want clear, retrievable, and complete documentation for every test your lab performs. This includes manual logs, instrument outputs, QC records,

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The Intersection of Compliance & Scheduling: How to Avoid Coverage Gaps

In the fast-paced world of healthcare and laboratory operations, the alignment of compliance and workforce scheduling is crucial to ensuring both regulatory adherence and uninterrupted patient care. Compliance demands—from CLIA, CAP, TJC, and other regulatory bodies—dictate competency requirements, staff-to-patient ratios, and licensure verifications, making it essential that scheduling is not just about shift coverage but

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The Hidden Costs of Laboratory Burnout: Impact on Employees, Managers, and the Bottom Line

Laboratory professionals are at the heart of healthcare, but their growing workload and high-stakes responsibilities come at a cost. Burnout in clinical labs doesn’t just affect morale—it has hidden financial and operational consequences that impact both frontline employees and managers. Understanding these costs and how to address them is critical for maintaining an efficient, high-performing

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Laboratory Developed Tests: Rule Changes Upcoming – What that means for your documentation

In May of 2025, laboratories across the US will face a critical change in the FDA’s posture towards Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) regulations. From May 6th onwards, more extensive monitoring and oversight will be required for any laboratory using these tests. The new rule classifies LDTs as medical devices and with that change in definition,

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3 Common Challenges Faced by Nursing Interns and How to Overcome Them

With hospitals and medical organizations facing a decline in enrollment in the last several years, it has never been more important to make sure that your programs and procedures for training and onboarding new nurses are well optimized and obstruction free. With nurse burnout and turnover being at very high levels as well, it is

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The Importance of Data Visualization in Medical Clinical Workforce Management

As workforce management practices shift and evolve, our methodology and tools for exercising oversight must do the same. While traditional methods of tracking metrics could include paper records or something digitized like a spreadsheet, none of these solutions allow you to capture a true depiction of the conclusions your recorded data supports. It can be

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The Benefits of Continuous Education for Pediatric Nurses

Pediatric hospitals operate in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment where continuous training is essential to maintaining high-quality patient care and meeting union-mandated staffing regulations. By investing in continuing education, whether as credits or as required classes, pediatric hospitals can improve nurse confidence and improve overall patient outcomes. One of the key challenges in pediatric healthcare is

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Best Practices for Maximizing Training Time

January and February are typically high-volume hiring months in the medical community, and it’s imperative that onboarding goes smoothly and proceeds at pace and that trainees have all the tools and resources they need to succeed and thrive. At StaffReady, we often hear about onboarding and organizational challenges. Over the past 25 years, we’ve observed

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