Sep 18, 2019 | Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory News, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Testing, Management & Operations
Though data on delays in treatment due to misdiagnosis have been collected by TJC since 2015, misdiagnosis is not listed among the reported top 10 sentinel events Accurate diagnosis could be the most critical aspect of all healthcare. Without accurate diagnoses, doctors may be delayed in starting treatment for their patients. In other cases, ordering inappropriate clinical laboratory tests might contribute to a misdiagnosis. Healthcare experts know that misdiagnoses take place far too often....
Aug 19, 2019 | Digital Pathology, Instruments & Equipment, Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Testing
Especially for busy hospital emergency departments, avoiding blood culture contamination is a constant challenge for those tasked with collecting blood culture specimens Better, faster diagnosis and treatment of sepsis continues to be a major goal at hospitals, health networks, and other medical facilities throughout the United States. Yet microbiologists and clinical laboratory managers continue to be frustrated with how frequently contaminated blood culture specimens show up in the...
Aug 3, 2011 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Both the clinical laboratory and the pathology laboratory have cut TAT and error rates It is perfect irony that the Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Medicine at the Henry Ford Health System is among the most effective Lean practitioners in the world of medical laboratory testing. That’s because Lean techniques were developed by Toyota Motor Corporation, which itself based its Lean management methods on its study of Henry Ford’s groundbreaking innovations at his auto...
Aug 18, 2008 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Informed by the Lean methods of the Toyota Production System, innovators at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) have created a clever and unique “smart hospital room.” Walking into a UPMC smart hospital room is like walking into healthcare’s future. Upon entry of the caregiver into the patient’s room, a screen by the patient automatically shows the caregiver’s name, role, and, after a HIPAA privacy step, the caregiver immediately views relevant...
