by Aaron Atkinson on July 30, 2009
Thousands of our customers rely on our network of more than 1,000 Patient Service Centers for their specimen collection needs. But what you may not know is that we can bring the collection event into your company. We are pleased offer 24/7 Emergency and Scheduled Onsite collections. These mobile collection services offer the convenience of an onsite collector, with the security and assurance that the process will run with the expertise that you can rely on from Quest Diagnostics.
If you have a 24/7 Emergency Collection need, simply fill out this online form and one of our collection specialists will reach out to you. To schedule an Onsite Collection, fill out this online form.
by Aaron Atkinson on July 29, 2009
Random drug testing programs appear to deter drug use, DTI data shows. In the federally mandated safety-sensitive workforce, where employees expect random drug testing, the drug positivity rate is far lower than the rate of positivity among job applicants in that same workforce. However, in the general workforce, where employees are far less likely to expect random drug testing, the drug use positivity rate is dramatically higher than that of job applicants. “At first, it may not be surprising that in the safety-sensitive workforce random drug test positivity is nearly 18 percent lower than pre-employment positivity,” according to Barry Sample, Ph.D., Director of Science and Technology for Quest Diagnostics’ Employer Solutions Division.
“Pre-employment drug testing is an important frontline filter to help ensure a drug-free workforce. However, we see a more complex story when these rates are compared to the general workforce, where employees are far less likely to expect random drug testing. Here, the random urine test positivity rate is 47 percent higher than the pre-employment urine test positivity rate.”
Random urine test positivity among safety-sensitive workers was 1.4 percent, according to the 2008 DTI, nearly 18 percent lower than the pre-employment positivity rate. Those employed in the safety-sensitive workforce understand that they can be subject to a random drug test at any time. In the general workforce, where random urine testing is not typically required of employees nor expected, the random urine test positivity rate was 47 percent higher than that workforce’s pre-employment positivity rate. The general U.S. workforce pre-employment urine testing positivity rate reached 3.6 percent, while the general U.S. workforce random urine testing positivity rate reached 5.3 percent.
You can read more about the 2008 Drug Testing Index by viewing the full article.