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06-11-24

Change rates outside third-party payer scheme - update

The rates for non-insured dispensations charged by Laboratory of Clinical Biology Belgian Red Cross-Flanders were adjusted in accordance with the correction to the NIHDI nomenclature as...

02-10-24

New EFI certificate

The new EFI Certificate, awarded to HILA, is now available.You can find it here.

02-07-24

Implementation of Vision Swift analyzers in the blood bank labs

As part of our ongoing commitment to improvement and efficiency, we have installed in blood bank lab at Belgian Red Cross-Flanders the latest analyzers from Quidel Ortho, the VISION Swift...

07-06-24

Change kit screening HLA antibodies - update

Luminex screening of HLA antibodies will be performed using the Lifecodes Lifescreen XP instead of Lifecodes Lifescreen Deluxe as of 22-Feb-2024. The XP kit is a new product from the same manufacturer....

03-06-24

Amended prescription form for requests for HILA testing.

The prescription form for applications for HILA testing was updated as part of the revision of the application pathways. The current prescription form can be found here.

15-05-24

Change rates outside third-party payer scheme - update

The rates for non-insured dispensations charged by Laboratory of Clinical Biology Belgian Red Cross-Flanders were adjusted in accordance with the correction to the NIHDI nomenclature as...

15-02-24

Change kit screening HLA antibodies

Luminex screening of HLA antibodies will be performed using the Lifecodes Lifescreen XP instead of Lifecodes Lifescreen Deluxe as of 22-Feb-2024. The XP kit is a new product from the same manufacturer....

01-02-24

Changes RBC genotyping

The assays for RBC genotyping were transferred from the FluoVista (plate reader) to the FluoQube (qPCR system) on February 1, 2024, according to the manufacturer's instructions. Subsequently, in...

10-01-24

Change rates outside third-party payer scheme - update

Non-third-party payer rates for benefits in kind charged by Clinical Biology Laboratory Belgian Red Cross-Flanders are adjusted annually to the health index. The...

06-09-23

Amended application form CELA

As part of diagnostics for organ or stem cell donors, WNV testing can be requested as of today.

CELA's current application form can be found here, the updated price list is...

05-09-23

Extension and expansion audit BELAC

BELAC subjected the Clinical Biology Laboratory to a renewal and extension audit in April 2023. This went extremely favorably and the accreditation was renewed for a period of 5...

18-08-23

New EFI certificate

The new EFI Certificate, awarded to HILA, is now available.You can find it here