Functional planning for a new clinical laboratory.
An important decision in planning for a new laboratory is the physical location in relation to other departments. In this article, the author examines the specimen flow, patient and information flow, and the surgical pathology and frozen section services, and explains how consideration of these areas in the planning stages determines the future efficiency of the department.
D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013597:Systems Analysis; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D014481:United States