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Below are the latest issues of BloodNews, our newsletter for hospital customers.

Blood Safety

Bacterial Contamination - Components: August 2000
Bacterial Contamination - Platelets: January 2004
Chagas' Testing Begins: February 2007
Chagas' Testing Update: June 2007
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Transfusion Medicine: Nov. 2007
FDA Votes Increased Restrictions on Anemia Drugs: June 2008
Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions, Part 1: February 2001
Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions, Part 2: July 2005
Infectious Risks of Transfusion: January 2002
Massive Transfusion in Trauma: March 2008
Non-infectious Serious Hazards of Transfusion: May 2002
Strategies to Reduce TRALI Transmission: February 2007
TRALI: April 2000
TRALI Update: August 2006
TRALI - Hemovigilance: June 2007
West Nile Virus: May 2003

Patient Treatment & Indications

Anaphylaxis - Anti-IgA-Associated: April 2005
Autologous Transfusion: August 2003
Frozen Plasma for Transfusion: A Review September 2008
Granulocyte Transfusions, Indications: February 2000
Hemostatic Disorders & Coagulation Products: January 2003
IVIG: December 2003
Recombinant FVIIa, Clinical Utility of: July 2006
Red Cell Transfusion Trigger: July 2003
Rh Antigen D: A Review for Clinicians: May 2008
Transfusing the Neonate: Unique Issues & Guidelines: April 2007

Reimbursement

Allogeneic & Autologous Stem Cell Transplants: January 2007
Blood Costs and the Market Basket October 2009
Inpatient PPS Final Rule: December 2008
Inpatient PPS Proposed Rule: June 2009
Inpatient Reimbursement Rates 2007: July 2007
Inpatient Reimbursement Rates 2009: August 2008
Outpatient Reimbursement Rates 2008: January 2008
Outpatient Proposed Payment Rates 2010: August 2009
Outpatient Finalized Payment Rates 2010: November 2009
Platelets: November 2006
Pooled Blood Products: May 2007
Recovery Audit Contract Program: April 2010
Also see AABB’s Billing & Reimbursement Guide

Other

Blood Banking Technology Program: February 2008
Blood Substitutes: July 2004
Buying ISBT 128 Printers: September 2006
Buying ISBT 128 Scanners: October 2006
Coding Course Guide: Selecting the Best Class for Your Hospital: April 2009
ISBT 128: June 2006
ISBT Label Variance: February 2008
'On Q' - The Source for Quality Training: September 2007