In 2020, we’ll fight “the machine” together
At the start of a new year, it’s important to revisit the fundamentals. C4 was founded with a mission. Understanding the vital role laboratories play in patient care and [...]
Announcing Our Newest Employee: Tracy Smallwood
C4 Database Management is proud to announce the addition of Tracy Smallwood to our team in the role of Lead Project Manager. Tracy will oversee project management to ensure [...]
Empower Your Lab to Get More from Aging Systems
It can’t be repeated often enough: A great many labs are using software developed over 20 years ago. That means some software is slow, has difficulty keeping up with [...]
Change Needs a Knowledgeable Champion
With over 25 years’ experience in organizational leadership, C4’s Karen Stabelfeldt has extensive corporate experience, during which she has seen firsthand both the need for change, and the difficulties [...]
For Laboratories, Change Is Inevitable
You cannot avoid change. However, in some ways, it appears that the medical laboratory industry is trying. Legacy technology is distressingly common in the healthcare industry, and particularly in [...]
The Ins and Outs of Interface Exchanges
Some of our customers have asked about the value of a dedicated interface exchange and how it differs from the interface connectivity services that C4 and other LIS service providers [...]
Things to Remember about Portra
Porta, C4’s comprehensive system for requesting, managing and distributing lab reports, is a living thing. As a software-as-service offering, it can continually grow and improve, and you, the customer, [...]
Labs are Challenged, but They Don’t Have to Be the Weak Link in the Healthcare Value Chain – January 2019
Physician’s offices are so reliant on electronic health record (EHR) systems that sub-par performance is rarely tolerated. While laboratories are equally dependent on quality tools, too often they continue [...]
C4 Holiday Greeting and Update – December 2018
Sharing our holiday spirit, C4 staff is once again happily contributing volunteer time this year to the Christmas for the Children organization (http://www.christmasforthechildren.com/). It’s a wonderful community effort with [...]