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A Map Keeps Specimen Handling Clean

  • Discussing the problem and identifying the process to establish a chain of custody
  • Creating a procedural map, highlighted with photos and standardized tasks
  • Distributing laminated copies to appropriate areas of lab

What can your team do to analyze and improve your workflow? 

 

Women’s Clinic Reduces Lab Errors
  • Standardizing the workflow for collecting specimens and ordering lab tests
  • Educating physicians about the medical assistants’ workflow and the couriers’ pick-up schedules
  • Treating errors as an opportunity for coaching rather than discipline

What can your team do to collect and analyze data to make workflow improvements? What else could your team do to encourage everyone to speak up and share concerns, ideas and suggestions?

Laureen Lazarovici Tue, 08/02/2016 - 17:58
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