| The impact of automation on organizational changes in a community hospital clinical microbiology laboratory. | |
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PMID: 15316298 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The diagnosis of infectious diseases and the role of the microbiology laboratory are currently undergoing a process of change. The need for overall efficiency in providing results is now given the same importance as accuracy. This means that laboratories must be able to produce quality results in less time with the capacity to interpret the results clinically. To improve the clinical impact of microbiology results, the new challenge facing the microbiologist has become one of process management instead of pure analysis. A proper project management process designed to improve workflow, reduce analytical time, and provide the same high quality results without losing valuable time treating the patient, has become essential. Our objective was to study the impact of introducing automation and computerization into the microbiology laboratory, and the reorganization of the laboratory workflow, i.e. scheduling personnel to work shifts covering both the entire day and the entire week. In our laboratory, the introduction of automation and computerization, as well as the reorganization of personnel, thus the workflow itself, has resulted in an improvement in response time and greater efficiency in diagnostic procedures. |
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Authors:
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Alessandro Camporese |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Le infezioni in medicina : rivista periodica di eziologia, epidemiologia, diagnostica, clinica e terapia delle patologie infettive Volume: 12 ISSN: 1124-9390 ISO Abbreviation: Infez Med Publication Date: 2004 Jun |
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Created Date: 2004-08-18 Completed Date: 2007-05-04 Revised Date: 2007-12-05 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9613961 Medline TA: Infez Med Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 118-25 Citation Subset: IM |
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Clinical Microbiology and Antibiotic Therapy Department, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria degli Angeli, Pordenone, Italy. |
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Automation Bacteriological Techniques / instrumentation*, statistics & numerical data Blood / microbiology Hospitals, Community / organization & administration* Italy Laboratories, Hospital / organization & administration*, statistics & numerical data Laboratory Techniques and Procedures / instrumentation, statistics & numerical data Medical Records Systems, Computerized Microbial Sensitivity Tests / instrumentation Time and Motion Studies Urine / microbiology Work Simplification Workload |
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