Automation and productivity in the clinical laboratory: experience of a tertiary healthcare facility
Singapore medical journal
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: 597-601, 2018.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-776987
ABSTRACT
Clinical laboratories for in vitro diagnostics are facing pressure to preserve cost control while providing better services through new initiatives. Laboratory automation is a partial answer to this problem, having come a long way from the early days of clinical laboratory testing. The journey and implementation of automation in the Singapore General Hospital's Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory has allowed for sustained performance in the light of increasing workload and service commitments amid an evolving healthcare environment. Key to realising predicted outcomes is the optimisation of workflow processes, reduction of errors, and spatial placement of specimen reception and analytical areas. This paper gives an overview of our experience with automation in the clinical laboratory and its subsequent impact on service standards.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Quality of Health Care
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Singapore
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Tertiary Healthcare
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User-Computer Interface
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Laboratories, Hospital
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Clinical Laboratory Information Systems
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Workload
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Efficiency, Organizational
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Clinical Laboratory Techniques
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Automation, Laboratory
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Practice guideline
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Singapore medical journal
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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