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Nathan · 08-29-2012, 03:35 AM

Just to make one thing clear here, the FSC has no interest in shutting down TTS. The FSC has approached them multiple times to get them inline with what is required. It is TTS that chose not to like the FSC. Why? No idea, and I am not here to cause yet another rumor-mill like many other people in this thread just love to do.

I agree with Robbie, that sadly the tests are overpriced. I think this has a little to do with how these places operate and the very low volume they process. The HIV Aptima test is very expensive and require special test tubes that come in bigger packs which are only usable for a certain amount of time once opened. This increases costs for smaller labs above and beyond the normal cost which a LabCorp type place has. Also, there is a doctor on staff in this places (APHSS ones at least) which obviously also increases costs. So again, few tests -> per test higher cost share of the doctor(s) on staff. I am trying to help by spending 50k a month to subsidize the tests, and this number might increase once we know better what is required. I still hope other studios will join too! Even if juts 1000 USD or so, it will help.

There needs to be a standard which lowers liability for everyone involved and makes the process in case of an outbreak as perfect as possible. It also needs to help keep private info private. This is what APHSS is trying to do and if anyone has a better idea, come up with it! Don't just complain that everything sucks, that's easy. Do not just talk big, act and setup your own system and show it to the industry!

The TTS system, after some of the changes they did when I asked them to is better, but sadly not all things were done and we are not comfortable with liability aspects of their procedures. TTS knows what they need to do to make me comfortable with them. I can not do that change for them.

Anyone that keeps saying Manwin tries to compete with other labs or some stupidity about controlling information flow is just insane. Trust me, if this were the case, I would be doing things VERY differently, its not that hard to achieve that, but its clearly not what we are doing now.

08-29-2012, 03:35 AM
Nathan Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,108	Just to make one thing clear here, the FSC has no interest in shutting down TTS. The FSC has approached them multiple times to get them inline with what is required. It is TTS that chose not to like the FSC. Why? No idea, and I am not here to cause yet another rumor-mill like many other people in this thread just love to do. I agree with Robbie, that sadly the tests are overpriced. I think this has a little to do with how these places operate and the very low volume they process. The HIV Aptima test is very expensive and require special test tubes that come in bigger packs which are only usable for a certain amount of time once opened. This increases costs for smaller labs above and beyond the normal cost which a LabCorp type place has. Also, there is a doctor on staff in this places (APHSS ones at least) which obviously also increases costs. So again, few tests -> per test higher cost share of the doctor(s) on staff. I am trying to help by spending 50k a month to subsidize the tests, and this number might increase once we know better what is required. I still hope other studios will join too! Even if juts 1000 USD or so, it will help. There needs to be a standard which lowers liability for everyone involved and makes the process in case of an outbreak as perfect as possible. It also needs to help keep private info private. This is what APHSS is trying to do and if anyone has a better idea, come up with it! Don't just complain that everything sucks, that's easy. Do not just talk big, act and setup your own system and show it to the industry! The TTS system, after some of the changes they did when I asked them to is better, but sadly not all things were done and we are not comfortable with liability aspects of their procedures. TTS knows what they need to do to make me comfortable with them. I can not do that change for them. Anyone that keeps saying Manwin tries to compete with other labs or some stupidity about controlling information flow is just insane. Trust me, if this were the case, I would be doing things VERY differently, its not that hard to achieve that, but its clearly not what we are doing now. __________________ "Think about it a little more and you'll agree with me, because you're smart and I'm right." - Charlie Munger