Dried Blood Spot vs. Venipuncture: What blood draw method is more accurate? One of the biggest challenges for clinical or diagnostic labs is gaining access to the skilled labor required to provide specimen collections. Without these specimens, labs cannot generate [...]
Testing for COVID-19 in 2021 and Beyond Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems like we may be back to square one but with one main difference: the availability of vaccines. The discovery of new variants that are [...]
Common Heart Tests and Screenings for COVID-19 Long Haulers We are nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and more information surrounding the long-term effects of the disease is brought to light each day. Even though little was known [...]
Direct Access Testing vs. At-Home Testing: Types and Common Patient Uses Direct access testing (DAT), or patient-authorized testing, refers to tests that one can order without the involvement of a healthcare provider. These tests are usually paid for upfront [...]
MAP Network: Sending and Approving Connection Requests In order to perform specimen collections for the labs on the MOMS platform, your facility must connect with them on the MOMS platform. You can see the labs with which you are [...]
Lab/Client Network: How to Connect with MAPs In order to send patients to a MAP: Medical Access Point™, your lab must connect with them on the MOMS platform. You can see which MAPs you are currently connected with and [...]
MOMS Named Top 10 Finalist in Diagnostics by Health Tech Challengers My One Medical Source® (MOMS) was named a top 10 finalist for most innovative company in the diagnostics category by Health Tech Challengers in early October. The London-based [...]
The Impact of Chronic Diseases on Healthcare Most of the medical community has been focused on COVID-19 related issues for nearly the past two years. As a result, individuals may be taking their health more seriously since the term [...]
Four Places Where Lab Tests Are Performed When a patient receives a lab order from a healthcare provider or orders their own testing in states that allow direct access testing (DAT), they must go somewhere to get a specimen [...]
How Integrative Medicine Looks at the Minds, Spirits and Bodies for Diagnosis and Treatment Many people use the terms "Functional Medicine" and "Integrative Medicine" interchangeably. While these two specialties have similarities, they are not the same. According to the [...]
