DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY DIVISIONS SECTION OF LABORATORY MEDICINE Quest Joint Venture UPMC-HS and Quest Diagnostics, Inc. have established a Laboratory Joint Venture known as the Quest Diagnostics Joint Venture. The Joint Venture laboratory is located in Greentree and serves the geographic region within 150 miles of Pittsburgh - excluding existing Quest Diagnostics, Inc. Joint Ventures in Erie. A key component of the Joint Venture is the medical and doctoral scientist leadership provided by the Department of Pathology, which is responsible for the quality of care and quality of service provided by the Joint Venture Laboratory. The initial focus of the Joint Venture is on Clinical Pathology "Outreach" testing. Physician offices and long term care facilities have already begun to transfer their tests from UPMC-HS hospital laboratories to the Joint Venture Laboratory. UPMC-HS hospital laboratories also use the Joint Venture Laboratory as their Reference Laboratory. The Joint Venture aims to: improve the quality, consistency and reliability of laboratory testing across multiple clinical settings of patient care; enhance information technology connectivity to permit electronic order entry and results reporting, future integration of diagnostic test reports, and data archiving capability; improve laboratory efficiency and service through consolidation of infrastructure support such as patient service centers, courier services, and client service to achieve significant system-wide cost reductions while providing an opportunity to enhance the quality of care and quality of service to physicians and patients. detection of cytomegalovirus and gram negative bacteremia