Laboratory results. Timeliness as a quality attribute and strategy.
Am J Clin Pathol
; 116(3): 311-5, 2001 Sep.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11554156
ABSTRACT
Although timeliness of results reporting has not been a major focus in clinical laboratories, there is increasing pressure from clinicians to report results rapidly. Even though there are only sparse data, timeliness in reporting of laboratory results undoubtedly affects clinician and patient satisfaction as well as length of hospital stay. Improving turnaround time (TAT) is a complex task involving education, equipment acquisition, and planning. All the steps from test ordering to results reporting should be monitored and steps taken to improve the processes. Various strategies to improve TAT at each step in the testing process are discussed.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Laboratorios de Hospital
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Sistemas de Información en Laboratorio Clínico
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Técnicas de Laboratorio Clínico
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Indicadores de Calidad de la Atención de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
País como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article