Spectrum Health Regional Laboratories will be upgrading the hematology instrumentation to the advanced technology of the Sysmex XN analyzers. This will occur on May 29, 2019, and will lead to a standardized approach to hematology results. Due to this upgrade, the following changes will occur:
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May 2019
Advanced Technology Laboratory, Cytogenetics, General Information, Test Spotlight
Test Enhancement Microarray (aCGH) Analysis
Effective May 20, 2019, Spectrum Health Regional Laboratory Cytogenetics Department is pleased to announce the launch of a new microarray platform AffymetrixTM Cytoscan® HD. The Affymetrix Cytoscan HD is designed for the accurate and comprehensive analysis of chromosomal variants in the human genome.
Spectrum Health Laboratory has updated its policy regarding expected date. For those providers that send an expected date of draw with your electronic order to our laboratory, there was a change on April 24, 2019 for Epic Providers and there will be a change on May 13, 2019 for EMR interface offices. From these dates forward, if you send us an expected date of draw, our phlebotomists will draw up to 14 days before your expected date and anytime thereafter until the order expires. If we do not receive an expected date of draw, we will treat the order as ready to collect from the day it arrives till one year out, when it expires. All Laboratory orders, including standing or future orders, are valid up to 400 days unless otherwise specified.