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Field guides, regulatory updates, and product breakdowns from the team behind American Screening Corporation's drug testing supplies.
Nursing Home Employee Drug Testing: A Guide for Long Term Care Facilities
Skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and other long term care settings carry a combination of risk factors that few other workplaces share. Staff have routine, often unsupervised access to controlled substances....
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Booze in the Drawer: Workplace Searches and Employee Privacy
In a perfect world, you’d have no need to search your employees for any reason. In a utopia, everybody trusts one another and puts...
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Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Employment Drug Testing
When you drug test your employees, you want to do so with the right drug testing supplies and appropriate protocols—everything above board. But if...
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Essential Supplies Every Medical Office Should Have
Every medical office needs its own resources, from office space to employees to medical supplies. To serve your patients best, keep a healthy inventory...
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How Do Home Paternity Tests Work, and Are They Accurate?
Whether you’re settling a court case or you’re an adopted child wondering about your biological parents, paternity tests can offer conclusive results and peace...
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Common Errors in Urinalysis Testing: What You Should Know
When testing for different medical conditions using urinalysis, read the results carefully. Look out for contamination and handle the sample with care to avoid...
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Confidentiality of Drug Testing in the Workplace: What To Know
What do you need to know about drug testing in the workplace? Personal medical information is tricky to handle, and you don’t want to...
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What Hair Drug Testing Is and How It Works
Different drug testing methods have different perks, and people often overlook hair tests. A sample of your test subject’s hair can tell you the...
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How To Know When To Replace Reusable Scrub
If you’re a medical professional, you probably spend a lot of your time wearing scrubs. They’re an essential piece of medical personal protective equipment...
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Pre-Employment Drug Testing: A Step-by-Step Procedural Guide
As you move through the hiring process with potential job candidates, you want to be sure that they’re performing at their fullest capacity. A...
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Tips on How To Choose and Wear a Lab Coat
When it’s time to buy a new lab coat, you’ve got several factors to consider. Fabric, fit, and closures all play into how the...
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Ways Employees Try to Cheat on Drug Tests
A drug test is an effective way to tell whether or not an employee is performing to their fullest capacity. But it’s not infallible....
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The Difference Between Drug Testing and Drug Screening
Drug tests and drug screens perform similar functions, but their differences in technique and application can produce different results. No matter which one you...
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