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The article presents answers to a question on how employees can avoid burnout in the laboratory.

The article presents a question and answer advisory related to medical care in the U.S. It cites a question regarding the preferential treatment of employees in the laboratory particularly in taking breaks and lunches at a certain time. Another question concerns the quality of fresh graduates in the medical laboratory field which is being affected by the economic slowdown.

Highlights the meeting of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC) in Atlanta, Georgia on February 11-12, 2004. Discussion of the draft of criteria for establishing a CLIA-waived test; Waiver aspects tackled such as specimen characteristics and test system characteristics; Data presented from surveys conducted in waived laboratories.

Presents information on issues surrounding the medical laboratory industry in the United States. Competitive bidding to cut costs of Medicare; Direct supervision requirements on laboratory services; Inspection on current procedural terminologies (CPT) codes.