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    20 minutes ago, Lee Panton said:

    Our hospital is in Southern CA. The pathology group serves 3 community hospitals with 3 1/2 pathologists.  They are trying to add one more since the 1/2 pathologist is retiring.  Ideally, they would add 2 doctors to the team. They are getting very few applicants.  And since the cost of living is very high here and the reimbursement is not good, no good candidate has accepted the wage offer.  It is a sad situation.

    I think it's similar for many lab positions.

    Centrifuge timer checks

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    As for how many points to calibrate, my personal opinion is to do three points.  The lowest should be below the lowest range you'll use, the highest above, and then a midpoint.  This is not perfect, but it helps prove linearity.  Many places only do one or two points, though.  It also depends on the significance of what you're measuring.  For instance, a 20-second AHG spin... does it really matter if it's 20.00001 sec or 20.00002?  Of course not.  That's what leads some people only to do one or two points.

    When you say they're using their phone, do you mean a timer inside the phone?  I stick by my original statement above; it's irrelevant for what we do as med techs... but..., in this case, as your assessor / inspector / regulator, I will want to see that you are using a traceable device for these measurements.

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