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- Title
Improve testing turnaround by looking beyond the lab.
- Authors
Weaver, Jan
- Abstract
The article examines the testing process at Danville, Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Medical Center, by Jay Jones of Geisinger Health System (GHS). This initiative results from Jones discovery of a 12-minute gap in blood-gas testing turnaround time at GHS labs. He collaborated with all the stakeholders of the medical center to map its workflow. He found that major bottlenecks occur in the pre- and post-analytical phases, and he implemented several process improvements.
- Subjects
DANVILLE (Pa.); PENNSYLVANIA; MEDICAL centers; DIAGNOSIS; TURNAROUND time; JONES, Jay; WORKFLOW
- Publication
Medical Laboratory Observer (MLO), 2008, Vol 40, Issue 3, p35
- ISSN
0580-7247
- Publication type
Article