ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory

Improving Efficiency in the Laboratory

October 6, 2015

ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory, Quality Care

Anything that is wasteful or has to be repeated is considered inefficient. As healthcare costs continue to skyrocket, it is no surprise that the Institute of Medicine has made ‘efficiency’ one of the six Quali...

ASCLS: Improving Diagnosis in Health Care from the Lab’s Perspective

ASCLS Patient Safety Committee

September 28, 2015

ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory, Quality Care

Last week, on September 22nd, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) announced the publication of its report, Improving Diagnosis in Health, a follow-up to To Err is Human and Crossing the Quality Chasm. Improving D...

Effective Laboratory Testing Makes a Difference in Patient Care

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

September 8, 2015

ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory, Quality Care

The Institute of Medicine has determined that quality healthcare is safe, effective, efficient, timely, patient-centered and equitable. Each of these aims can be used to evaluate the quality of laboratory servi...

ASCLS: Ensuring Safe Laboratory Services

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

August 4, 2015

ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory, Quality Care

Healthcare needs to be safe, effective, efficient, timely, patient-centered and equitable. Each of these attributes is one of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Quality Aims, and each describes one component of...

Medical Laboratory Professionals, Improving Patient Safety: An Introduction

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

July 6, 2015

ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory, Quality Care

It has been fifteen years since the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published To Err is Human1 and Crossing the Quality Chasm2 alerting healthcare professionals and consumers that patients were unintentionally bein...

Patients are our highest priority. We give the best and most accurate information to the doctors and nursing staff to...

Joan GreuleNewark, NY

2019-10-07T21:09:09-05:00

Joan GreuleNewark, NY

Patients are our highest priority. We give the best and most accurate information to the doctors and nursing staff to ensure the best outcome we can. Our patients become our families in need.

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Without our test results, diagnosis is guessing.

Angela BWisconsin

2019-10-07T21:40:07-05:00

Angela BWisconsin

Without our test results, diagnosis is guessing.

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It save lives; improves community health.

PERLA SIMMONSNew Jersey

2019-10-07T21:46:55-05:00

PERLA SIMMONSNew Jersey

It save lives; improves community health.

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

MBBRhode Island

2019-10-07T21:09:37-05:00

MBBRhode Island

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

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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

2019-10-07T21:40:39-05:00

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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