[Active engagements in proffering for the most effective medical care--involvement of the department of clinical laboratory medicine].
What is the most effective medical care for patients? That which immediately comes to one's mind may be that people can receive medical help by consulting a respected clinician whenever necessary, and can get proper medical care without financial difficulties. However, high-quality medical care is not always provided, even if clinicians are very capable. For improvements in medical quality and services for patients, it is essential for experts in all medical fields to carry out their responsibilities, and establish a medical team approach through close communication and cooperation. It seems that, particularly in the department of clinical laboratory, the following are necessary: prompt and accurate medical examinations, promoting and enhancing support such as through advisory services(clinical laboratory consulting services), interpretive comments (the clinical meaning of examination results), and other clinical services, as well as the provision of information related to clinical laboratory testing to medical staff via workshops and Internet websites, innovation of new methods and advanced technologies, and attempting to improve medicoeconomic efficiency. As for the contributions of such clinical support, it is expected that they will be increasingly required for the development of the medical team approach. This report introduces our institution's approach regarding medical support and clinical services for patients and medical personnel during routine work.
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. mkaneko-kkr@umin.ac.jp
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Kaneko
D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D004526:Efficiency; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007564:Japan; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*