ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory

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 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...

Reformation of the Payment and Care Delivery Environment to Improve the Diagnostic Process

Lezlee Koch, MT(ASCP)

June 19, 2017

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Setting the stage: 1 in 10 diagnoses are incorrect.1 Diagnostic error accounts for 40,000-80,000 US deaths annually – somewhere between breast cancer and diabetes.1 Chances are we will all experience...

ASCLS: Enhancing Education in the Diagnostic Process

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December 8, 2016

ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory, Quality Care

It’s no secret that arriving at a definitive diagnosis in medicine is a complex process involving many “moving parts”. There is no “cookie cutter” or “one-size-fits-all” approach that can be applied, and very ...

ASCLS: Emphasizing Teamwork to Improve Diagnostic Accuracy

Pamela Meadows, MS, MT(ASCP)

November 10, 2016

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Diagnostic errors represent a prominent issue for patient safety. In an effort to improve accuracy in patient diagnosis, recent recommendations from the Institute of Medicine suggest that increased emphasis sh...

ASCLS: Looking into Improving Diagnosis in Health Care

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

October 13, 2016

ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory, Quality Care

Since To Err is Human was published in 2000, healthcare has focused upon improving patient safety; specifically, reducing errors, decreasing hospital readmissions, and creating systems to reduce harm to patient...

Improving Patient Safety–Employing Evidence-Based Laboratory Practice

Catherine Otto, Ph.D., MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM

June 9, 2016

ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory, Quality Care

On a daily basis medical laboratory professionals receive orders to perform laboratory tests that are appropriate as well as inappropriate with respect to providing clinicians with information that adds value t...

Quality Improvement: The Process to Improve Patient Safety

Karen Golemboski, Ph.D., MLS(ASCP)CM

May 3, 2016

ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory, Quality Care

The science of Quality Improvement (sometimes referred to as Continuous Quality Improvement or Total Quality Management) has been applied for decades in manufacturing and other industries to reduce defects and ...

Safe Patient Care Through Competent Management and Utilization of Laboratory Test Information

Lezlee Koch, MT(ASCP)

April 5, 2016

ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory, Quality Care

In 2003, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) identified the utilization of information technology as one of five essential competencies all healthcare practitioners need to deliver quality healthcare.1 With greater...

Interprofessional Teamwork–The Key to Safe Patient Care

Susan Morris, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CM

March 1, 2016

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Healthcare today is increasingly complex. Expert clinical knowledge is not enough to ensure effective patient care. Strong communication skills, respect, and good connections among team members are critical to ...

Without testing there is little to discuss with a physician other than symptoms, feelings, or best guesses. I can do...

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2019-10-07T21:09:37-04:00

MBBRhode Island

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I work in a small critical access hospital in rural NW Iowa. The providers depend on our lab work in...

Brenda M Day MLS (ASCP)Iowa

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2019-10-07T21:40:39-04:00

Brenda M Day MLS (ASCP)Iowa

I work in a small critical access hospital in rural NW Iowa. The providers depend on our lab work in diagnosis and treatment of all our patients. Our lab results often impact whether or not a patient can be treated successfully at our hospital or should be transferred to a large medical facility. Whether you are large or small, lab results need to be spot on and your quality control excellent. We matter.

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Colleen P. Caldwell

Lab Testing Matters

2019-10-07T21:47:21-04:00

Colleen P. Caldwell

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Nigeria

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2019-10-07T21:10:14-04:00

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My 20 yo son was recently seen in the ER with back pain. A CT was sent off to be...

Jodi FrigonGlasgow, MT

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2019-10-07T21:41:12-04:00

Jodi FrigonGlasgow, MT

My 20 yo son was recently seen in the ER with back pain. A CT was sent off to be read and took 40 minutes. Because of a quick urinalysis, they were able to treat him for kidney stones.

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