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The Diagnostician: Dr. House as a New Career Model?

Have you ever watched those medical dramas where the heroes in white coats are handling lab work one minute and performing a CT scan the next? As a doctor, I always found this amusing, as in reality, you would need a laboratory physician for the former and a radiologist for the latter. Yet, recently, we’re hearing more and more about a new role – the “Diagnostician” – which seems to blend these fields. What does this entail, and does it make sense?

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medicalvalues Client – Flexible. Efficient. Connected.

The collection and processing of medical data, as well as the networking of processes, systems, and healthcare providers, are integral components of the increasingly digitalized care process.

The medicalvalues Client offers a lightweight solution for intelligent data extraction and distribution for your practice and clinic systems, enabling seamless integration into existing infrastructures as well as centralized organization.

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MIO Laboratory Report: The Future Path of Laboratory Results into the Electronic Health Record (EHR)

The mio42 GmbH, in collaboration with KBV, has taken on the responsibility for the specification and development of Medical Information Objects (MIOs) for the cross-system exchange of health and patient data. In the context of the MIO laboratory report, they outline the prospective mandatory path for a standardized laboratory report into the electronic health record (EHR), relying on industry standards such as FHIR and LOINC.

In recent months, the implementation of the MIO laboratory report has been further refined. The commenting phase is complete, and the introduction is expected in the second half of 2025.

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Personalized Ordering System for Complex Customers

Customers have access to a vast array of laboratory tests: depending on the lab, they can order from several hundred to thousands of different parameters. Particularly in complex cases and interdisciplinary specialties, the need for modern support solutions is apparent.

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Track & Trace – quality improvement for medical pre-analysis

Modern laboratory diagnostics are very precise. Thanks to highly developed measurement technology and numerous control mechanisms (precision controls, interlaboratory tests, accreditation, etc.), serious measurement errors in the laboratory are virtually impossible. Faulty laboratory results are usually not caused by faulty laboratory analysis, but are due to (human) errors in pre-analysis. Sample tracking is a useful tool for minimising errors in the pre-analytical phase and improving the classification of any measurement inaccuracies.

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(Un)structured data in electronic patient records: From digital scan to medical information source

With the introduction of the mandatory e-prescription at the beginning of this year and the forthcoming mandatory electronic patient file in 2025, paper files in the healthcare system seem to be obsolete. However, despite advancing digitalization, the reality is different: Little to no systematized paper documents continue to pose major challenges for doctors this year. This underlines the importance to systematically digitize these documents with essential information.

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Optimising clinical processes: Improving diagnosis and reducing the workload in the clinic with laboratory diagnostics

The economic pressure on hospitals in Germany has increased in recent years, leading to a situation in which medical care is in many cases no longer focused solely on the interests of the patient. In an interview in December 2022, the German Federal Minister of Health, Karl Lauterbach, stated: “Today, no hospital can afford to focus solely on medical care.”[1] In order to manage the conflicts of interest between business and health care, it is not sufficient to focus only on those departments that have a comparatively high financial return. Instead, a targeted analysis is needed, which can be used to optimise clinical processes to improve patient care. Targeted and early diagnosis, supported in particular by laboratories, is therefore a key factor. Innovative ideas and technologies can increase the efficiency and effectiveness of these processes.

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Open Source in Healthcare: Data management and -security in harmony

As an extremely current topic, open source systems are becoming increasingly relevant in many industries, and therefore also in healthcare. Open source is an innovative approach to software development and data use based on collaborative development and the sharing of code. This philosophy enables free accessibility of software and technologies, which promotes increased efficiency and flexibility in both the business and healthcare sectors, as well as in other industries.

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(Pre-)Diabetes in Clinics: Effective Early Detection to Optimize Health Care

In Germany, almost 6.2 million people are officially diagnosed diabetics. Together with the considerably high number of undetected cases (estimated at 1.35 million), the disease affects more than 9% of the German population [1]. Diabetes mellitus is not only widespread, affected individuals face serious health consequences. The disease has disruptive effects on the regularization of blood glucose levels. In addition, it negatively affects the functions of the kidneys, blood vessels, nerves and many other organs. In order to prevent more serious consequences for patients, effective early diagnosis is extremely important. Therefore, the question arises: How can we improve the early detection of this disease?

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Modular solutions: Delivering innovation without interrupting the central LIS/LIMS processes

Laboratory test results influence approximately 70 percent of medical decisions, including diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of patient care. Medical laboratories have always been at the forefront of healthcare innovation. However, to meet the increased demands, many Laboratory Information Systems (LIS) have become increasingly complex and customer-specific, which in turn limits flexibility and innovation capacity in many areas. But what could a modern LIS infrastructure actually look like?

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Across Oceans and Borders: Purposeful Support for Medical Facilities

Access to clean water and sanitation is a basic human right, yet millions of people in Africa still lack access to these essential resources. The situation is particularly dire in rural areas, where people often have to walk long distances to fetch water from contaminated sources. The lack of clean water and sanitation facilities leads to the spread of waterborne diseases, which can be fatal, especially for young children.

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On the road to efficiency: How laboratories are becoming more sustainable

Diagnostics and the related activity in laboratories are an essential part of the health care process and contribute significantly to better health. But what impact does this activity have on the health of our planet? Similar to any industry, the process of diagnostic research, development and patient care results in a enormous amount of waste and CO2 emissions – these are unavoidable in many cases. But what measures can laboratories take to operate more sustainably?

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Experience Management: the new Standard in Healthcare

Experience Management in the context of healthcare has gained importance in the past years. Examining fields that underwent a digital transformation in the past, such as the e-commerce industry, can yield valuable insights into the observed trends and the desired outcomes.

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