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Article
April 2009
Using "lean" process mapping to integrate testing to point(s) of care in the clinical enterprise
As point-of-care applications of lab testing demand more rapid and clinically integrated order entry and results-reporting processes, it becomes paramount for the laboratory to investigate entire clinical processes.
Direct observation and process mapping of these clinical applications – end to end - are "lean" tools...
Blood gases/acid-base
Point-of-care testing
Process optimization
Creatinine/urea
Article
January 2009
Partners in error prevention
In an exclusive acutecaretesting.org interview, Dr Mario Plebani, Head of the Department of Laboratory Medicine at the University Hospital of Padova, Italy and international patient safety advocate, talks about how laboratory, clinicians and manufacturers can work together to reduce errors in testing and diagnosing...
Point-of-care testing
Process optimization
Article
January 2009
An introduction to reference intervals (1) - some theoretical considerations
The population-based reference interval is the most
widely used tool for interpretation of individual patient
laboratory test results. The clinical value of those results
depend crucially on the reference intervals with which they are
compared, and all efforts directed at ensuring analytically
precise and accurate...
Blood gases/acid-base
Point-of-care testing
Process optimization
Hemoglobins
Article
July 2008
Point of care connectivity
With the use of a new Data Management System (DMS) software program [1], the majority of Point Of Care Testing (POCT) equipment throughout the Waikato District Health Board region has been connected to the Laboratory Information System (LIS) and the Hospital Information System (HIS).
Prior to the new DMS, viewing...
Point-of-care testing
Blood gases/acid-base
Information management
Process optimization
Glucose
Troponins
Article
June 2008
Point-of-care testing, now and in the near future
Introduction of point–of-care testing (POCT) in hospitals requires the use of principles of change management. Manufacturers can support this process.
E-learning programs adapted to the local situation with regular updates, a centralized accreditation and user-registration system and service level agreements are...
Point-of-care testing
Information management
Process optimization
Glucose
Article
January 2008
Point-of-care testing; systems re-engineering of healthcare provision to reduce errors, and improve outcomes
Modern analytical devices for testing biological fluids, such as blood, have now developed a sophistication that ensures the quality of the analytical result is capable of matching that achieved in the central laboratory.
Complementary developments are focused on reducing operator-related and connectivity-related...
Point-of-care testing
Information management
Process optimization
Article
November 2007
Automating shunt calculation improves analytical quality
Tartu University Hospital has improved the quality of blood gas testing in its clinical laboratory and critical care units by introducing an automatic system for blood gas analysis.
Not only did the quality of processes in the preanalytical phase improve, but also the automatic calculation of pO2(A-a), for APACHE...
Information management
Blood gases/acid-base
Process optimization
Quality assurance
Creatinine/urea
Article
September 2007
Patient safety 2007
In 2005, acutecaretesting.org interviewed Dr Michael Astion, an active spokesperson for patient safety and reduction of lab errors, on the main issues surrounding the topic. Since then, a lot has changed… or has it? In a follow-up interview with Astion, acutecaretesting.org gauges the status of patient safety year...
Point-of-care testing
Information management
Process optimization
Glucose
Article
September 2007
Automating blood gas improves preanalytical quality
Tartu University Hospital has improved the quality of blood gas testing in its clinical laboratory and critical care units by introducing an automatic system for blood gas analysis [1].
Process optimization
Blood gases/acid-base
Information management
Point-of-care testing
Preanalytical phase
Hemoglobins
Article
June 2007
Want to improve patient safety?
In most hospitals, the amount of nursing time spent on actual patient care is only 33 %, while problem solving consumes 40 % of their time. That’s the bad news. The good news is that inverting this ratio may be easier than you think.
According to Dr John Kenagy and David Sundahl of the US-based Kenagy & Associates,...
Point-of-care testing
Preanalytical phase
Process optimization