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The.. --- [**Avoid Diagnostic Errors & Save Time with Consistent, Reliable Third-Party Calibration Verification Materials**](https://blog.mainestandards.com/val_2022_third-party-calver-materials) [![Avoid Diagnostic Errors & Save Time with Consistent, Reliable Third-Party Calibration Verification Materials](https://blog.mainestandards.com/hubfs/1.%20Blog%20Posts%20(BP)/bigstock-Close-up-Of-Unrecognizable-Lab-300840118.jpg)](https://blog.mainestandards.com/val_2022_third-party-calver-materials) Quality assurance is a top priority for clinical laboratories, with the end goal being to identify analytical errors early. The repercussions of.. --- [**Understanding the When & How of Dilutions and Admixtures**](https://blog.mainestandards.com/dilution-video) [![Understanding the When & How of Dilutions and Admixtures](https://blog.mainestandards.com/hubfs/Caucasian%20male%20scientist%20holding%20pen%20and%20clipboard%20looking%20through%20a%20microscope%20in%20his%20laboratory.jpeg)](https://blog.mainestandards.com/dilution-video) Questions about dilutions and admixtures? Kim Morin, Technical Support Specialist, has the answers. In this practical video, Dilutions and.. --- [**How Low Can You Go? Performance at Lower Levels is Critical**](https://blog.mainestandards.com/how-low-can-you-go) [![How Low Can You Go? Performance at Lower Levels is Critical](https://blog.mainestandards.com/hubfs/Low%20Positive%20Blog%20(8).png)](https://blog.mainestandards.com/how-low-can-you-go) Qualitative tests produce binary results, usually positive or negative. This presents a challenge for serological testing, since most of it is.. --- [**Toeing the Line: The Right Way to Verify Your Reportable Range and Linearity**](https://blog.mainestandards.com/toeing-the-line-the-right-way-to-verify-your-reportable-range-and-linearity) [![Toeing the Line: The Right Way to Verify Your Reportable Range and Linearity](https://blog.mainestandards.com/hubfs/Westgard%20Linearity%20Webinar%20LinkedIn%20Post%20-%20On%20Demand.jpg)](https://blog.mainestandards.com/toeing-the-line-the-right-way-to-verify-your-reportable-range-and-linearity) Reportable range seems like a very simple study. Something we all have to do in laboratories. But, there’s still quite a bit of confusion on how to.. --- [**You May Be Linear, but Not Accurate**](https://blog.mainestandards.com/linear-but-not-accurate) [![You May Be Linear, but Not Accurate](https://blog.mainestandards.com/hubfs/AdobeStock_224472874.jpeg)](https://blog.mainestandards.com/linear-but-not-accurate) Tapping the expertise of a third-party expert who’ll challenge your assays’ performance across its Analytical Measuring Range (AMR) is a good.. --- [**Biomarkers Play Vital Role in Diagnosing and Managing Diabetes**](https://blog.mainestandards.com/val_2021-11_diabetes-scientific-poster-blog) [![Biomarkers Play Vital Role in Diagnosing and Managing Diabetes](https://blog.mainestandards.com/hubfs/Diabetes%20-%20Medical%20Concept%20on%20Grey%20Background%20with%20Blurred%20Text%20and%20Composition%20of%20Pills%2c%20Syringe%20and%20Stethoscope.%203D%20Render..jpeg)](https://blog.mainestandards.com/val_2021-11_diabetes-scientific-poster-blog) More than 34 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Diabetes Statistic.. --- [**Total Allowable Error (TEa): Struggling to set quality specifications?**](https://blog.mainestandards.com/tea) [![Total Allowable Error (TEa): Struggling to set quality specifications?](https://blog.mainestandards.com/hubfs/Side%20view%20of%20busy%20group%20of%20researchers%20working%20on%20experiments%20in%20the%20laboratory.jpeg)](https://blog.mainestandards.com/tea) Quality specifications are vital to laboratory operations. Without them, you can’t determine if your control procedures are appropriate and whether.. --- [**Trust Your Quality Control Materials**](https://blog.mainestandards.com/trust-your-quality-control-materials) [![Trust Your Quality Control Materials](https://blog.mainestandards.com/hubfs/Standards%20Concept.%20Word%20on%20Folder%20Register%20of%20Card%20Index.%20Selective%20Focus..jpeg)](https://blog.mainestandards.com/trust-your-quality-control-materials) Laboratory directors understand how critical it is to keep quality control (QC) at the forefront of their team’s processes and practices—all while.. --- [**Latest EP06 Procedures Simplify Linearity and Calibration Verification**](https://blog.mainestandards.com/ep06) [![Latest EP06 Procedures Simplify Linearity and Calibration Verification](https://blog.mainestandards.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Serious%20female%20scientist%20writing%20on%20her%20clipboard%20in%20a%20laboratory.jpeg)](https://blog.mainestandards.com/ep06) The not-for-profit Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has been developing medical testing standards for our industry for more than 50.. --- [Prev](https://blog.mainestandards.com/page/0) [1](https://blog.mainestandards.com/page/1) [2](https://blog.mainestandards.com/page/2) [Next](https://blog.mainestandards.com/page/2) ![About](https://blog.mainestandards.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Maine_Sept2020/images/sidebar-image.png)   LGC Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 221 US Route 1 Cumberland Foreside, ME 04110 Phone:   1-800-377-9684               +1-207-892-1300 Fax:       +1-207-892-2266 [Contact us via email](mailto:msc.info@lgcgroup.com)   **Hours:** 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Eastern Time, Monday through Thursday.  8:30 AM to 4:00 PM on Friday.   ### Subscribe Here! 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