ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory

Choosing and interpreting laboratory test results – what are the chances?

November 25, 2019

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The National Academy of Medicine’s report, Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, establishes the role of laboratory professionals and laboratory testing in the diagnostic process. The report also describes factor...

Improving Diagnosis in Medicine: Introduction & Overview

Stacy Walz, PhD, MS, MT(ASCP)

October 23, 2019

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Reports published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS), are the foundation of research on medical errors1 and how to improve patient s...

INFORMATICS COMPETENCIES NECESSARY TO DELIVER QUALITY CARE

Andrea Pitkus, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM and Susie Zanto MPH MLS ASCP

April 3, 2019

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Can you imagine any healthcare professional practicing quality care today without the use of informatics? Medical informatics, as defined by the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is, ‘the interdis...

Interdisciplinary Teams Reduce Errors and Improve Outcomes

Brooke Whitaker, DCLS, MLS(ASCP)cm and Courtney Shrader, MSHS, MLS(ASCP)cm, CPHQ

March 5, 2019

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Improving patient care and reducing diagnostic errors has been a hot topic since the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released To Err is Human1 and Crossing the Quality Chasm2 in 2000 and 2001 respectively. Then in...

Evidence-Based Practices in Laboratory Test Development: The Need for Clinical Utility Evidence

Brandy D. Gunsolus

February 12, 2019

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By Brandy D. Gunsolus, DCLS, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Patient Safety Committee Within the healthcare professional competencies outlined by the 2003 report “Health Professions Education – A Bridge to Quality”, effe...

Healthcare Competencies Necessary to Deliver Quality Care – INTRODUCTION

Stacy Walz, PhD, MS, MT(ASCP)

January 4, 2019

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Some years back, members of our committee wrote articles for Lab Testing Matters that revolved around the six aims of quality healthcare and the five competencies all healthcare professionals should possess to ...

Educating Others: A Necessary Component of Quality Patient Care

Brandy D. Gunsolus

June 15, 2018

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“All health professionals should be educated to deliver patient-centered care as members of an interdisciplinary team, emphasizing evidence-based practice, quality improvement approaches, and informatics.” – In...

Thinking Outside the Box for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Jennifer Dawson, MHA, DLM(ASCP)CMSLS

May 16, 2018

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Laboratories are constantly seeking to improve their services for the benefit of their patients, but are usually under significant budgetary constraints. Sometimes all that is required to improve patient safety...

Answering Questions Prevents Errors – Role of Medical Laboratory Professionals

Catherine Otto, Ph.D., MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM and Karen Williams, MT (ASCP)

January 16, 2018

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What is an error in laboratory testing ? Webster defines Error as “an act or condition of ignorant or imprudent deviation from a code of behavior”.1 A diagnostic error is defined as “the failure to (a) establ...

Improving Error Reporting in Healthcare

Brandy D. Gunsolus

July 11, 2017

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Brandy Gunsolus has witnessed diagnostic errors as a patient as well as a professional. A decade ago, she started experiencing headaches, a rash – and repeated miscarriages. She went to different specialists...

I remember one case where a patient had complaints that were confusing to the doctor and he (the patient) was...

Ritah KiconcoMbarara, Uganda

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:05:47-04:00

Ritah KiconcoMbarara, Uganda

I remember one case where a patient had complaints that were confusing to the doctor and he (the patient) was sent to the lab. We performed liver function tests and renal fuction tests. The results revealed the the renal function tests were out of range and so the doctor had a clearer picture of what was going on with the patient. So what do I learn from this? Well, i could say that, my proffesion saved the day. Both for the troubled patient and the confused doctor!

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As a family physician for 15 years and lab director of our high complexity medical laboratory, the availability of labs...

Joel Ang MDDupont Circle, Washington DC

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:38:18-04:00

Joel Ang MDDupont Circle, Washington DC

As a family physician for 15 years and lab director of our high complexity medical laboratory, the availability of labs given and interpreted to my patients at the time of the visit has been unique, incredible, satisfying as a physician. I continue to love my profession as well as continuing to learn from my patients as well as being satisfied on a daily basis that I helped out many people on a daily basis. Lab testing is rewarding on many levels!

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We are providing the clinician with the information to properly treat their patient.

Aubry Liggett, MLT (ASCP)Michigan

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:44:59-04:00

Aubry Liggett, MLT (ASCP)Michigan

We are providing the clinician with the information to properly treat their patient.

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Its helping reduce treatment cost to patient hence many people can redirect their monies for other actvities. The laboratory and...

Opiyo EricKenya, Kisumu

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:06:21-04:00

Opiyo EricKenya, Kisumu

Its helping reduce treatment cost to patient hence many people can redirect their monies for other actvities. The laboratory and clininician should continue to partner for the benefit of the patient

http://www.labtestingmatters.org/testimonials/helping-reduce-treatment-cost/

You need to find out what is going on in that patients body and blood.

Kerry Schmuff CIT II

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:38:46-04:00

Kerry Schmuff CIT II

You need to find out what is going on in that patients body and blood.

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