The complexity of medical laboratory specimen sample management requires a highly sophisticated system of monitors, controls, and useful reports to meet lab and hospital accreditation requirements, prevent errors that can lead to costly quality failures, and reduce unnecessary healthcare costs.
When a lab test is ordered, it launches a complicated process that requires technical and healthcare expertise, proper specimen collection and transport, and effective logistics and communication. Dark Daily is pleased to offer a new FREE White Paper in partnership with Lab Logistics, addressing value and quality issues—and solutions—related to medical laboratory specimen management and logistics.
This FREE White Paper will provide:
- A framework for evaluating your clinical or anatomic pathology laboratory specimen processes
- An overview citing examples of cost savings and improved operations related to logistics and supply
- Examples of how other hospital and health systems laboratories approached making changes, and implemented effective solutions
- And much more!
White Paper Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1:
Improving Sample Management and Logistics in the Clinical and Anatomic Pathology Laboratory
Chapter 2:
Evaluating Laboratory Specimen Management Processes Considering 3 High-Risk Support Areas
Section 1: Handling and Tracking of Laboratory Specimen Samples
Section 2: Confirming Medical Security, Chain of Custody, and Transit Tracking
Section 3: Coordinating Test Kits, Supplies, Reagents, Lab Equipment, and Instruments
Section 4: Approaching a Medical Courier Service Conversion
Initiative 1: Constitution Diagnostics Network
Initiative 2: Ochsner Health System
Initiative 3: Hospital System Acquisition
Chapter 3:
Minimizing Disruptions Through Specialized Specimen Management, Supply, Logistics Communication and Reporting
CONCLUSION
Clinical and pathology laboratory specimen management functions are sometimes plumbed together with different products from different vendors, with little integration of primary logistical functions. Efficient specimen management requires adequate software or middleware to integrate financial and insurance information.
Outsourcing logistics and courier services in some situations allows labs to stay focused on their core strengths. These are the same strengths that maintain high quality patient care, assure accreditation standards, and prevent errors that can lead to quality failures.
As a member of your laboratory’s leadership team, learn what you need to know as a competitive laboratory to maximize efficiency, increase profitability, and decrease costs over the long run by leveraging effective medical courier services and those that utilize digital technologies.
Download your FREE copy of “Specimen Management and Logistics Issues to Evaluate for Continuous Quality Improvement” below!
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