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Ascend Clinical LabCheck GO Available On Android

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Ascend Clinical announced Sept. 19 that it has expanded its LabCheck GO mobile platform to include Android mobile devices. ...More
September 19, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
Satellite Laboratory Changes Name to Ascend Clinical

Satellite Laboratory Services, LLC, today announced that it has changed the company name to Ascend Clinical, LLC. ...More
March 16, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma
Satellite Labs Launches Cost-Control Tools for Independent Clinics

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Satellite Laboratory Services has released two new tools to help independent and hospital-based dialysis clinics to understand laboratory test use and to define costs. ...More
September 27, 2010
Posted in News, Practice Management
Working with Home Patients: Tips from the Labs

It's well known in the renal community that patients do better when they have more dialysis treatments, and that home care often provides such an opportunity for well being. However, home care presents challenges too. Renal Business Today spoke with several dialysis lab ...More
August 11, 2010 By Michelle Beaver
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
Satellite Labs Named Top Work Place in the Bay Area

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Satellite Laboratory Services has been named one of the “Top Work Places in the Bay Area,” according to an employee-based survey of San Francisco Bay Area companies. ...More
June 22, 2010
Posted in News, Business
Satellite's Lab App Keeps Renal Professionals Up-to-Date

Renal professionals are constantly on the go, especially nephrologists, who could be at the hospital, at home, or even at a conference. Yet, despite their mobility, their patient are still their chief concern, and mobile applications for smartphones, such as Satellite ...More
April 8, 2010
Posted in Articles, Business, Practice Management
What to Look for in a Lab Reporting System

It’s no secret that healthcare is data intensive, especially among dialysis patients. Over the past few decades, laboratory companies focusing solely on end-stage renal disease patients have emerged as pivotal data centers that can help dialysis clinics become more ...More
January 19, 2010
Posted in Articles, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Renal Labs Focus on the Customer

Dialysis patients typically get their blood drawn three times a month and have it sent to a lab for testing. The task may seem simple and routine. Send the blood, get the results back. But in today’s dynamic dialysis world, end-stage renal disease laboratories are offering ...More
December 31, 2008
Posted in Articles, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Nationwide Labs hires new sales director

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Nationwide Laboratory Services, a dialysis specialty lab, said Oct. 22 that it has hired Jennifer Swalwell to be the company’s new director of sales. ...More
October 22, 2008
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation
The Life of a Lab Specimen

The humble lab specimen is a quiet but important component of any dialysis clinic. Patients offer samples of blood and urine for analysis, which are used to determine how well their dialysis is working, if their kidneys are functioning, and if they need an adjustment to ...More
November 1, 2007
Posted in Articles, Business