The clinical laboratory is no longer its own limited ecosystem, as it is increasingly integrated with patient care, assisting diagnosis, monitoring therapies and predicting clinical outcomes...
Keywords: errors, laboratory testing, preanalytical phase, quality, risk management
06/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterPoint-of-care testing (POCT) is the fastest growing segment of a US$30 billion worldwide market...
Keywords: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulation, clinical laboratory testing, errors, patient safety, point-of-care testing, quality
06/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterKeywords: errors, laboratory testing, pre-analytical variability, standardisation, survey
12/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterA body of evidence has been accumulated to demonstrate that current practice is not sufficiently safe for several stages of central laboratory testing...
Keywords: accountability, auto-identification, errors, information technology, Knowledge management, laboratory testing, quality, report
06/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterLaboratory testing is a highly complex process and, although laboratory services are relatively safe, they are not as safe as they could or should be...
Keywords: errors, intra-analytical, laboratory medicine, mistakes, post-analytical procedures, pre-analytical, total testing process
06/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter