In the era of evidence-based medicine, laboratory
reports are the backbone of any major or minor clinical decision. As any owner
of the pathology laboratory, to improve laboratory performance and generate
report error-riddled least is probably the highest on your list of priorities.
As leading LIS software, work closely with different pathology laboratories and
saw the confidences of challenges and worked with them to create solutions.
Working with several laboratories of pathology, we have
analyzed the most common and often repeated patterns of errors in laboratory
reports and list down 6 ways to get that perfect error free report here.
1. Using the identification bar code system
Using a laboratory information system (LIS), a unique
bar code can be generated for each sample which will also include the patient's
UHID. Just at the point of sample collection, bar code can be used on delivered
containing the samples. This will avoid any kind of duplication or wrong
sample, wrong test confusion. A sample of the right by the right patient during
testing for the right tests will in all possibility of unforced errors,
accurate report.
2. Integration device
Interconnect as many possible processes with LIS would
mean that human intervention is reduced significantly; less human intervention,
the greater the chance to avoid human intervention induced errors. The purpose
of LIS is automating your laboratory as much as possible. Interlink and
integrate laboratory devices as possible with your LIS.
3. Pre-analytical CheckPoint
A single point of pre-analytical control can be set up
and made part of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to be followed before
the actual pathological test. This will greatly help to avoid wrong test
results due to human error as well as help in reducing the time wasted on the
wrong samples.
4. Have a calibration and maintenance program
When automating your lab and strongly depend on the
equipment to give you completely free of error reports and maintain your turnaround time (TAT) is required to be close supervision according to the
maintenance schedule and calibration of equipment. Only well-calibrated and
maintained equipment will be possible to generate error free report 100% on a
daily basis. You should also do some random checks IQ on equipment to ensure
that the reports generated from it are accurate.
5. Login rigorous use
Only authorized personnel should finally allow the test
result. Using logon account of another staff to an unauthorized person must be
closely monitored and should not be entertained. When an SR technologist.
authorizes a test report by a specified access to a pathologist would certainly
reduce the workload of the pathologist but the technologist cannot read the
report as the pathologist it would, perhaps loses on an important finding that
can make a significant difference in the treatment the patient or early
detection of an important clinical condition.
6. Automate the generation of Report
More often than not, it's not the wrong testing
procedure or wrong sample which results in a bad relationship; but it is a
simple typo. While automating your lab, ensure that the equipment is programmed
to generate standard laboratory report format reports. This will help eliminate
the role of the typist from the process, which in turn will eliminate all the
typos. This, too, will play a significant role in reducing labor costs.
These tips are focused on using technology to deliver
that perfect error free report because while focusing on quality relationships
you cannot forget your tattoo. Timely and error free reports are key to the
laboratory edging out the competition successfully.
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