title: Planning and implementing total laboratory automation at the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Laboratories.
abstract: Lab automation and consolidation can be a daunting, risky, major reengineering project. Done right, it can mean decreased labor costs and space requirements, increased test volume, and more efficient use of personnel. See how this health system got the job done using a carefully defined, seven-step plan.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Seaberg
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Statland
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Stallone
mesh_terms: D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017046:Cost Savings; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009518:New York; D010934:Planning Techniques; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D013597:Systems Analysis; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis