Publication: Increased effectiveness of urinalysis testing via the integration of automated instrumentation, the lean management approach, and autoverification
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2019-01-01
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10982825
08878013
08878013
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis. (2019)
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Preechaya Wongkrajang, Kanit Reesukumal, Busadee Pratumvinit Increased effectiveness of urinalysis testing via the integration of automated instrumentation, the lean management approach, and autoverification. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis. (2019). doi:10.1002/jcla.23029 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/50337
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Increased effectiveness of urinalysis testing via the integration of automated instrumentation, the lean management approach, and autoverification
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© 2019 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Background: In 2014, the Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand developed and implemented a new process that uses fully automated instrumentation, the lean management approach, and autoverification to improve the productivity and efficiency of the urinalysis workflow process. The aim of this study was to evaluate analytical turnaround time compared with our old urinalysis workflow process and our new urinalysis workflow process that was launched in 2014. Methods: This study was performed at the Central Laboratory of our center during June 2017 using data collected from the July 2012 (old process) and July 2014 (new process) study periods. We used our laboratory information system to compute and analyze turnaround time of urinalysis tests, and those results were compared between processes. Results: The 90th percentile turnaround time in overall data was dramatically decreased from approximately 60 minutes in 2012 to <50 minutes in 2014. The mean during both 6:00 am to 9:00 am and 9:00 am to 12:00 pm was approximately 42 minutes in 2012; however, that duration was reduced to approximately 30 minutes for both of those time periods in 2014. Specimens within 60 minutes in both intervals increase from approximately 80% to more than 90%. Conclusion: The results of this study revealed our new urinalysis workflow process that incorporates fully automated instrumentation, the lean management approach, and autoverification to be effective for significantly increasing productivity as measured by analytical turnaround time and removing 1 staff to another section.