Effect of Automation on Clinical Laboratory Testing Times.

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Abstract:

Delays and bottlenecks in hospital patient treatment, occurring in the laboratory services, amy be reduced by automating the specimen transport to the laboratories andor automating by computer the within-laboratory processing and the return of results. A computer simulation of such an automation was conducted for the Naval Hospital, San Diego, for 26 patient sources and five major laboratories. Results indicate that clinlab time from patient to laboratory and back can be markedly and cost-effectively reduced by automation. Recommendations include computerized accessioning, computerized processing control in certain cases, computerized analysis, remote hard-copy display of results in wards, transitubing specimens, automated quality control, computerized compiling and filing of results, and automatic flagging of unusual test results.

Author(s):
Riffenburgh, Robert H.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL UNDERSEA CENTER SAN DIEGO CALIF
Descriptive Note:
Research and development rept. Apr 71-Apr 74,
Pagination:
0413

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
NUC-TP-439
Project Number(s):
NUC-IED-150859
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection; JCA_1.4_Force Support
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*TEST METHODS, *CLINICAL LABORATORIES, COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION, AUTOMATION, COST EFFECTIVENESS, TIME, QUALITY CONTROL, TABLES(DATA), COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, PATIENTS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Medicine and Medical Research, Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
Keyword(s):
Evaluation, Recommendations, *Automated clinical laboratory systems, Medical computer applications
Report Date:
1974 Nov 01