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ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory

ASCLS: Improving Timeliness in the Laboratory

Stacy Walz, PhD, MS, MT(ASCP)
November 3, 2015
ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory, Quality Care
“The Right Test on the Right Patient at the Right Time”…how often have you seen or heard this mantra?  It’s a goal all laboratory professionals should have!  The Institute of Medicine (IOM) lists...

Improving Efficiency in the Laboratory

Stacy Walz, PhD, MS, MT(ASCP)
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...

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
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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. ...

ASCLS: Ensuring Safe Laboratory Services

Catherine Otto, Ph.D., MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM
August 4, 2015
ASCLS: Patient Safety & The Laboratory, Quality Care
3 Comments
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...

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