title: The workload recording method. A laboratory management tool.
abstract: To provide the physician with an accurate, timely, and useful test result remains the primary goal of the laboratory. This article reviews the workload recording method developed by the College of American Pathologists to monitor the efficiency of personnel in the laboratory. Topics discussed include historical background, time studies, implementation and data collection, productivity ratios, and management applications.
authors.affiliation: Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Koss
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sodeman
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011996:Records; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D016526:Workload