Efficiency gains with bar coding and interfaced instruments.
This study of immunology and hematology testing at two hospital laboratories shows a reduction of as high as 47% in labor requirements by using bar coding and interfaces at the instrument level.
Schumacher
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Health Alliance Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Anderson
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Riggs
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D000486:Allergy and Immunology; D001322:Autoanalysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D006405:Hematology; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000600:supply & distribution; D009820:Ohio; D010355:Patient Identification Systems; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D000078329:Workforce