{"title":"Education, training, and communication within the clinical laboratory.","authors":"Dawn Runge, Michele A Smith","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80950,"journal":{"name":"Clinical leadership & management review : the journal of CLMA","volume":"20 3","pages":"E6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26074440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mastering master planning.","authors":"Karen K Mortland, Daniel B Mortland","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80950,"journal":{"name":"Clinical leadership & management review : the journal of CLMA","volume":"20 3","pages":"E5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26074443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A potential time bomb.","authors":"Leonard J Weber, Michael G Bissell","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80950,"journal":{"name":"Clinical leadership & management review : the journal of CLMA","volume":"20 2","pages":"E8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25928667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Turnaround time improvement and department-wide benefits of automation in urinalysis.","authors":"Diane E Berry","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A retrospective study was done pre- and post-implementation of the iQ200 Automated Urinalysis System (composed of the iQ200 Automated Urine Microscopy Analyzer and the Arkray AUTION MAX AX-4280, Iris Diagnostics) to evaluate its impact on process improvement. Routinely-collected turnaround time (TAT) data was evaluated. While some pre-analytical steps were reassigned to non-technical staff post-implementation to better match skills to tasks, a considerable improvement in TAT was seen. TAT was measured as time from \"order to result\" and noted as the percentage of reports available at 30, 45, and 60 minutes. Post-implementation improvements for urinalysis showed a 30 percent increase in availability of reports at 30 minutes, 9 percent improvement at 45 minutes, and 3.2 percent improvement at 60 minutes. The urinalysis staff also handled hematology duties. Post-implementation, a 44 percent improvement for CBCs was noted in the 30-minute TAT, 22 percent improvement at 45 minutes, and 8 percent improvement at 60 minutes. Laboratory staff were able to complete urinalysis testing more quickly and therefore attend to CBCs sooner, resulting in improved TAT for both tests. These improvements were sustained for at least seven months post-implementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":80950,"journal":{"name":"Clinical leadership & management review : the journal of CLMA","volume":"20 2","pages":"E3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25928662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improvements to the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program.","authors":"R Bruce Williams","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80950,"journal":{"name":"Clinical leadership & management review : the journal of CLMA","volume":"20 2","pages":"E4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25928663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thinking about the unthinkable: are we really prepared for impending disaster?","authors":"Judy Bernice","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80950,"journal":{"name":"Clinical leadership & management review : the journal of CLMA","volume":"20 2","pages":"E6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25928666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Faster, better, cheaper: lean labs are the key to future survival.","authors":"Patsy M Bryant, Richard D Gulling","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Process improvement techniques have been used in manufacturing for many years to rein in costs and improve quality. Health care is now grappling with similar challenges. The Department of Laboratory Services at Good Samaritan Hospital, a 560-bed facility in Dayton, OH, used the Lean process improvement method in a 12-week project to streamline its core laboratory processes. By analyzing the flow of samples through the system and identifying value-added and non-value-added steps, both in the laboratory and during the collection process, Good Samaritan's project team redesigned systems and reconfigured the core laboratory layout to trim collection-to-results time from 65 minutes to 40 minutes. As a result, virtually all morning results are available to physicians by 7 a.m., critical values are called to nursing units within 30 minutes, and core laboratory services are optimally staffed for maximum cost-effectiveness.</p>","PeriodicalId":80950,"journal":{"name":"Clinical leadership & management review : the journal of CLMA","volume":"20 2","pages":"E2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25928661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Professionalism and licensure--the debate continues.","authors":"Anthony S Kurec","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80950,"journal":{"name":"Clinical leadership & management review : the journal of CLMA","volume":"20 1","pages":"E1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25830185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}