Specimen labeling QI project cuts error rate.
Up to 70% of all medical decisions are based on lab results. From the beginning, initiative leaders looked at process, not individuals. By analyzing work flow, a number of potential sources for errors were uncovered.
D001900:Boston; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010355:Patient Identification Systems; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000592:standards*